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diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index 3536241..3a9249f 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ class CI_Form_validation {
                                $this->_field_data[$field]['postdata'] = $validation_array[$field];
                        }
 
+                       if (empty($row['rules']))
+                       {
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
                        $this->_execute($row, explode('|', $row['rules']), $this->_field_data[$field]['postdata']);
                }