diff --git a/properties.go b/properties.go
index 5712b6a..4efa90e 100644
--- a/properties.go
+++ b/properties.go
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ func (p *Properties) Load(buf []byte, enc Encoding) error {
 // Otherwise, ok is false.
 func (p *Properties) Get(key string) (value string, ok bool) {
 	v, ok := p.m[key]
+	if v == "" {
+		return "", false
+	}
 	if p.DisableExpansion {
 		return v, ok
 	}