diff --git a/src/metadata.rs b/src/metadata.rs
index c1d51737..03877af7 100644
--- a/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/metadata.rs
@@ -17,18 +17,29 @@ fn parse_restrictions<'s, I>(restrictions: I, country: &str, catalogue: &str) ->
     where I: IntoIterator<Item = &'s protocol::metadata::Restriction>
 {
     let mut forbidden = "".to_string();
+    let mut has_forbidden = false;
+
     let mut allowed = "".to_string();
+    let mut has_allowed = false;
+
     let rs = restrictions.into_iter().filter(|r|
         r.get_catalogue_str().contains(&catalogue.to_owned())
     );
 
     for r in rs {
-        forbidden.push_str(r.get_countries_forbidden());
-        allowed.push_str(r.get_countries_allowed());
+        if r.has_countries_forbidden() {
+            forbidden.push_str(r.get_countries_forbidden());
+            has_forbidden = true;
+        }
+
+        if r.has_countries_allowed() {
+            allowed.push_str(r.get_countries_allowed());
+            has_allowed = true;
+        }
     }
 
-    (forbidden == "" || !countrylist_contains(forbidden.as_str(), country)) &&
-    (allowed == "" || countrylist_contains(allowed.as_str(), country))
+    (!has_forbidden || !countrylist_contains(forbidden.as_str(), country)) &&
+    (!has_allowed || countrylist_contains(allowed.as_str(), country))
 }
 
 pub trait MetadataTrait : Send + 'static {