diff --git a/src/coffee/models/parser_versions/mod_parser_v1.coffee b/src/coffee/models/parser_versions/mod_parser_v1.coffee
index f244fb301..3b6420675 100644
--- a/src/coffee/models/parser_versions/mod_parser_v1.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee/models/parser_versions/mod_parser_v1.coffee
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ module.exports = class ModParserV1 extends CommandParserVersionBase
         @_rawData.description = description
 
     _command_documentationUrl: (documentationUrl)->
+        documentationUrl ?= ''
         if @_rawData.documentationUrl? then throw new Error 'duplicate declaration of "documentationUrl"'
         if documentationUrl.length is 0 then throw new Error 'documentationUrl cannot be empty (omit it instead)'
         @_rawData.documentationUrl = documentationUrl