1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pecan/rest.py b/pecan/rest.py
index 9fc18ab..4058bd6 100644
--- a/pecan/rest.py
+++ b/pecan/rest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from inspect import getargspec, ismethod
 
 from webob import exc
+import six
 
 from .core import abort, request
 from .decorators import expose
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ class RestController(object):
         try:
             result = handler(method, args)
 
+            # filter empty strings from the arg list
+            args = list(six.moves.filter(bool, args))
+
             #
             # If the signature of the handler does not match the number
             # of remaining positional arguments, attempt to handle