--- a/mercurial/context.py	Thu Jun 19 00:14:24 2008 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/context.py	Sat Jun 21 15:27:51 2008 +0200
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
         self._rev = None
         self._node = None
         self._text = text
-        if date is not None:
+        if date:
             self._date = util.parsedate(date)
         else:
             self._date = util.makedate()