diff --git a/lib/lurch/param_builder.rb b/lib/lurch/param_builder.rb
index dc53213..e8e6cc9 100644
--- a/lib/lurch/param_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/lurch/param_builder.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def encode_value(value, key = nil)
       when Array then value.map { |v| encode_value(v, "#{key}[]") }.reject(&:empty?).join("&")
       when nil   then ""
       else
-        "#{key}=#{CGI.escape(value.to_s)}"
+        value.to_s.empty? ? "" : "#{key}=#{CGI.escape(value.to_s)}"
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/lurch/version.rb b/lib/lurch/version.rb
index c2f17d1..70ac544 100644
--- a/lib/lurch/version.rb
+++ b/lib/lurch/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Lurch
-  VERSION = "0.0.7".freeze
+  VERSION = "0.0.8".freeze
 end