diff --git a/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config.go b/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config.go
index 3302f4d..b8f6c84 100644
--- a/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config.go
+++ b/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config.go
@@ -178,11 +178,7 @@
 		str := bld.Argv[i]
 		key, val := parseAsConfigFlag(str)
 		if key != "" {
-			if val == "" {
-				cnf.settings[key] = "true"
-			} else {
-				cnf.settings[key] = val
-			}
+			cnf.settings[key] = val
 			bld.Argv = append(bld.Argv[:i], bld.Argv[i+1:]...)
 		} else {
 			i++
diff --git a/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config_test.go b/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config_test.go
index d3509b0..9059dad 100644
--- a/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config_test.go
+++ b/htrace-htraced/go/src/org/apache/htrace/conf/config_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 // Test that parsing command-line arguments of the form -Dfoo=bar works.
 func TestParseArgV(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	argv := []string{"-Dfoo=bar", "-Dbaz=123", "-DsillyMode"}
+	argv := []string{"-Dfoo=bar", "-Dbaz=123", "-DsillyMode", "-Dlog.path="}
 	bld := &Builder{Argv: argv}
 	cnf, err := bld.Build()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 	if cnf.GetBool("otherSillyMode") {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
+	if "" != cnf.Get("log.path") {
+		t.Fatal()
+	}
 }
 
 // Test that default values work.