diff --git a/formats/AtomFormat.php b/formats/AtomFormat.php
index 6c5d7fcc..62ab3818 100644
--- a/formats/AtomFormat.php
+++ b/formats/AtomFormat.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class AtomFormat extends FormatAbstract{
 			}
 
 			if (empty($entryContent))
-				$entryContent = $entryTitle;
+				$entryContent = ' ';
 
 			$entryAuthor = '';
 			if ($item->getAuthor()) {
diff --git a/tests/samples/expectedAtomFormat/feed.emptyItems.xml b/tests/samples/expectedAtomFormat/feed.emptyItems.xml
index 989893fa..18572fac 100644
--- a/tests/samples/expectedAtomFormat/feed.emptyItems.xml
+++ b/tests/samples/expectedAtomFormat/feed.emptyItems.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 		<published>2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00</published>
 		<updated>2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00</updated>
 		<id>urn:sha1:29f59918d266c56a935da13e4122b524298e5a39</id>
-		<content type="html">Sample Item #1</content>
+		<content type="html"> </content>
 	</entry>
 	<entry>
 		<title type="html">Sample Item #2</title>
 		<published>2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00</published>
 		<updated>2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00</updated>
 		<id>urn:sha1:edf358cad1a7ae255d6bc97640dd9d27738f1b7b</id>
-		<content type="html">Sample Item #2</content>
+		<content type="html"> </content>
 	</entry>
 
 </feed>