diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 76baa8e431e082c1e36eb9c78125094de0b8a85e..1d6f46645328dc2520226aba532c4acb86f5ec32 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
} while (!defined $_);
$initial_reply_to = $_;
- $initial_reply_to =~ s/^\s+<?/</;
- $initial_reply_to =~ s/>?\s+$/>/;
+}
+if (defined $initial_reply_to && $_ ne "") {
+ $initial_reply_to =~ s/^\s*<?/</;
+ $initial_reply_to =~ s/>?\s*$/>/;
}
if (!defined $smtp_server) {