Index: plugin.jelly
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--- plugin.jelly	(revision 123843)
+++ plugin.jelly	(working copy)
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
   <goal name="scm:parse-connection">
 
     <!-- ignore POM if the scm root is specified in command line -->
-    <j:if test="${!empty(context.getVariable('maven.scm.cvs.root')) ||
-                  !empty(context.getVariable('maven.scm.svn.root'))}">
+    <j:if test="${((context.getVariable('maven.scm.cvs.root') != null) and 
+                   (context.getVariable('maven.scm.cvs.root') != '')) ||
+                  ((context.getVariable('maven.scm.svn.root') != null) and 
+                   (context.getVariable('maven.scm.svn.root') != ''))}">
       <j:set var="maven.scm.ignore.pom.connection" value="true"/>
     </j:if>