diff --git a/location.module b/location.module
index a24d026..0a11774 100644
--- a/location.module
+++ b/location.module
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ function location_load_location($lid) {
   $location = db_fetch_array(db_query('SELECT * FROM {location} WHERE lid = %d', $lid));
   // @@@ Just thought of this, but I am not certain it is a good idea...
   if (empty($location)) {
-    $location = array('lid' => $lid);
+    $location = false;
   }
   if (isset($location['source']) && $location['source'] == LOCATION_LATLON_USER_SUBMITTED) {
     // Set up location chooser or lat/lon fields from the stored location.