### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
Index: sites/all/modules/buddylist/buddylist.module
===================================================================
--- sites/all/modules/buddylist/buddylist.module	(revision 544)
+++ sites/all/modules/buddylist/buddylist.module	(working copy)
@@ -511,14 +511,16 @@
     $i = 0;
     if ($buddies = buddylist_get_buddies($user->uid)) {
       foreach(array_keys($buddies) as $buddy) {
+        if ($i >= variable_get('buddylist_prof_buddies', 5)) {
+          break;
+        }        
         $account = user_load(array('uid' => $buddy));
         $listbuddies[] = $account;
         $i++;
-        if ($i > variable_get('buddylist_prof_buddies', 5)) {
-          break;
-        }
       }
-      return theme('buddylist', $listbuddies);
+      if ($listbuddies) {
+        return theme('buddylist', $listbuddies);
+      }
     }
 	}
   else if (user_access('view buddy lists') && !variable_get('buddylist_require_approval', 0)) {