diff --git a/lib/common/models/wp_user/existable.rb b/lib/common/models/wp_user/existable.rb
index 30603748..7092d467 100755
--- a/lib/common/models/wp_user/existable.rb
+++ b/lib/common/models/wp_user/existable.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class WpUser < WpItem
       if response.code == 301 # login in location?
         location = response.headers_hash['Location']
 
-        return unless location
+        return if location.nil? || location.empty?
 
         @login        = Existable.login_from_author_pattern(location)
         @display_name = Existable.display_name_from_body(
diff --git a/spec/shared_examples/wp_user/existable.rb b/spec/shared_examples/wp_user/existable.rb
index 5803a98d..1499fcd3 100644
--- a/spec/shared_examples/wp_user/existable.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_examples/wp_user/existable.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ shared_examples 'WpUser::Existable' do
           @display_name = nil
         end
       end
+
+      context 'when the location is empty' do
+        let(:location) { '' }
+
+        it 'returns nil' do
+          @login        = nil
+          @display_name = nil
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context 'with a 200' do