diff --git a/wps/WPSLIST b/wps/WPSLIST
index 9b52416ec2..e6dc238466 100644
--- a/wps/WPSLIST
+++ b/wps/WPSLIST
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ backdrop:
 iconset:
 viewers iconset:
 selector type: bar (inverse)
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <wps>
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ backdrop:
 iconset:
 viewers iconset:
 selector type: bar (inverse)
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <wps>
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ iconset:
 viewers iconset:
 selector type: bar (inverse)
 Statusbar: top
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <wps>
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ backdrop:
 iconset:
 viewers iconset:
 selector type: bar (inverse)
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <rwps>
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ backdrop:
 iconset:
 viewers iconset:
 selector type: bar (inverse)
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <rwps>
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ backdrop:
 iconset:
 viewers iconset:
 selector type: bar (inverse)
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <rwps>
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ backdrop:
 iconset:
 viewers iconset:
 selector type: bar (inverse)
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <wps>
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ background color: 000000
 line selector start color: fde89e
 line selector end color: b58c00
 line selector text color: 000000
-filetype colours: -
+filetype colours:
 
 #backdrop - remember this is the source file name in your SVN folder, not dest name!
 backdrop.320x240x16: backdrops/cabbiev2.320x240x16.bmp
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ Statusbar: top
 remote statusbar: top
 
 # list & remote ui viewports
-ui viewport: -
-remote ui viewport: -
+ui viewport:
+remote ui viewport:
 </wps>
 
 <rwps>
diff --git a/wps/wpsbuild.pl b/wps/wpsbuild.pl
index 7cc5367381..81a90f3c04 100755
--- a/wps/wpsbuild.pl
+++ b/wps/wpsbuild.pl
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ MOO
             push @out, "sbs: /$rbdir/wps/$sbs\n";
         }
     }
-    if(defined($sbs)  && $has_remote) {
+    if(defined($rsbs)  && $has_remote) {
         if ($rsbs eq '') {
             push @out, "rsbs: -\n";
         } else {
@@ -282,7 +282,11 @@ MOO
         }
     }
     if($font) {
-        push @out, "font: /$rbdir/fonts/$font\n";
+        if ($font eq '') {
+            push @out, "font: -\n";
+        } else {
+            push @out, "font: /$rbdir/fonts/$font\n";
+        }
     }
     if($fgcolor && $main_depth > 2) {
         push @out, "foreground color: $fgcolor\n";
@@ -315,25 +319,49 @@ MOO
         push @out, "selector type: $selecttype\n";
     }
     if(defined($iconset)) {
-        push @out, "iconset: $iconset\n";
+        if ($iconset eq '') {
+            push @out, "iconset: -\n";
+        } else {
+            push @out, "iconset: $iconset\n";
+        }
     }
     if(defined($viewericon)) {
-        push @out, "viewers iconset: $viewericon\n";
+        if ($viewericon eq '') {
+            push @out, "viewers iconset: -\n";
+        } else {
+            push @out, "viewers iconset: $viewericon\n";
+        }
     }
     if($lineselecttextcolor && $main_depth > 2 ) {
         push @out, "line selector text color: $lineselecttextcolor\n";
     }
     if($filetylecolor && $main_depth > 2) {
-        push @out, "filetype colours: $filetylecolor\n";
+        if ($filetylecolor eq '') {
+            push @out, "filetype colours: -\n";
+        } else {
+            push @out, "filetype colours: $filetylecolor\n";
+        }
     }
     if($rwps && $has_remote ) {
-        push @out, "rwps: /$rbdir/wps/$rwps\n";
+        if ($rwps eq '') {
+            push @out, "rwps: -\n";
+        } else {
+            push @out, "rwps: /$rbdir/wps/$rwps\n";
+        }
     }
     if(defined($listviewport)) {
-        push @out, "ui viewport: $listviewport\n";
+        if ($listviewport eq '') {
+            push @out, "ui viewport: -\n";
+        } else {
+            push @out, "ui viewport: $listviewport\n";
+        }
     }
     if(defined($remotelistviewport) && $has_remote) {
-        push @out, "remote ui viewport: $listviewport\n";
+        if ($remotelistviewport eq '') {
+            push @out, "remote ui viewport: -\n";
+        } else {
+            push @out, "remote ui viewport: $listviewport\n";
+        }
     }
     if(-f "$rbdir/wps/$cfg") {
         print STDERR "wpsbuild warning: wps/$cfg already exists!\n";