diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 1db7f3ae..effd2968 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ Udo Richter <udo_richter@gmx.de>
  for fixing a race condition with signal handlers at program exit
  for fixing handling detached processes in SystemExec()
  for fixing handling single byte characters >0x7F in Utf8ToArray()
+ for fixing clearing color buttons in the 'curses' skin
 
 Sven Kreiensen <svenk@kammer.uni-hannover.de>
  for his help in keeping 'channels.conf.terr' up to date
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 10876b2d..29590288 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -5284,3 +5284,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed handling single byte characters >0x7F in Utf8ToArray() (thanks to Udo
   Richter).
 - Improved numdigits(), isnumber() and strreplace() (thanks to Tobias Bratfisch).
+- Fixed clearing color buttons in the 'curses' skin (thanks to Udo Richter).
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
index 8e34bc86..60f4839e 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
@@ -47,3 +47,7 @@ VDR Plugin 'skincurses' Revision History
 2007-06-23: Version 0.1.1
 
 - Fixed a name clash with the new cOsd position functions.
+
+2007-07-20: Version 0.1.2
+
+- Fixed clearing color buttons.
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c
index fd20b4d4..9324210c 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/skincurses.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * See the README file for copyright information and how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: skincurses.c 1.14 2007/06/23 09:08:01 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: skincurses.c 1.15 2007/07/20 14:45:07 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <ncurses.h>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <vdr/plugin.h>
 #include <vdr/skins.h>
 
-static const char *VERSION        = "0.1.1";
+static const char *VERSION        = "0.1.2";
 static const char *DESCRIPTION    = "A text only skin";
 static const char *MAINMENUENTRY  = NULL;
 
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ void cCursesOsd::RestoreRegion(void)
 
 void cCursesOsd::DrawText(int x, int y, const char *s, tColor ColorFg, tColor ColorBg, const cFont *Font, int Width, int Height, int Alignment)
 {
-  if (!s)
-     return;
   int w = Font->Width(s);
   int h = Font->Height();
   if (Width || Height) {