diff --git a/util/update_branches b/util/update_branches
index 886237b8dd..1281ee7b66 100644
--- a/util/update_branches
+++ b/util/update_branches
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: update_branches,v 1.5 2005/05/16 06:57:51 marka Exp $
+# $Id: update_branches,v 1.6 2005/05/16 07:02:22 marka Exp $
 
 %branches = ();
 %whom = ();
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ while (<BRANCHES>) {
 		$c =~ s/.*(\(.*\)).*$/$1/;
 		s/\(.*\)//;
 	}
+	s/\s$//;
 	next if (/^\s*$/);
 	($branch, $status, $who) = split;
-	#$status = "new" if (!defined($status));
+	$status = "new" if (!defined($status));
 	$branches{$branch} = $status;
-	#$who = "-" if (!defined($who));
+	$who = "-" if (!defined($who));
 	$whom{$branch} = $who;
 	$comments{$branch} = $c;
 }