diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/utils/ModifyRequest.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/utils/ModifyRequest.java
index ba1c0b2860..b2b7933467 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/utils/ModifyRequest.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/utils/ModifyRequest.java
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@ public class ModifyRequest {
       while (pairs.hasNext()) {
          Map.Entry<String, String> pair = pairs.next();
          formBuilder.append(Strings2.urlEncode(pair.getKey(), skips));
-         if (pair.getValue() != null && !pair.getValue().equals("")) {
+         if (pair.getValue() != null)
             formBuilder.append("=");
+         if (pair.getValue() != null && !pair.getValue().equals("")) {
             formBuilder.append(Strings2.urlEncode(pair.getValue(), skips));
          }
          if (pairs.hasNext())
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessorTest.java
index d94e3081d3..10fdda1062 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessorTest.java
@@ -1865,6 +1865,11 @@ public class RestAnnotationProcessorTest extends BaseRestClientTest {
       @QueryParams(keys = "acl")
       ListenableFuture<String> getQueryNull(@PathParam("id") String id);
 
+      @GET
+      @Path("/{id}")
+      @QueryParams(keys = "acl", values="")
+      ListenableFuture<String> getQueryEmpty(@PathParam("id") String id);
+
       @PUT
       @Path("/{id}")
       ListenableFuture<String> put(@PathParam("id") @ParamParser(FirstCharacter.class) String id,
@@ -1947,6 +1952,16 @@ public class RestAnnotationProcessorTest extends BaseRestClientTest {
       assertEquals(request.getMethod(), HttpMethod.GET);
       assertEquals(request.getHeaders().size(), 0);
    }
+   
+   public void testCreateGetQueryEmpty() throws SecurityException, NoSuchMethodException {
+      Method method = TestRequest.class.getMethod("getQueryEmpty", String.class);
+      HttpRequest request = factory(TestRequest.class).createRequest(method, new Object[] { "1" });
+      assertEquals(request.getEndpoint().getHost(), "localhost");
+      assertEquals(request.getEndpoint().getPath(), "/1");
+      assertEquals(request.getEndpoint().getQuery(), "acl=");
+      assertEquals(request.getMethod(), HttpMethod.GET);
+      assertEquals(request.getHeaders().size(), 0);
+   }
 
    public class PayloadOptions extends BaseHttpRequestOptions {
       @Override