diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 79245b5..ecef259 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "angular-numeraljs",
     "author": "Dave Bauman",
-    "version": "1.0.2",
+    "version": "1.0.3",
     "license": "MIT",
     "main": ["./dist/angular-numeraljs.js"],
     "repository": {
diff --git a/dist/angular-numeraljs.js b/dist/angular-numeraljs.js
index 9fb514e..1eb532e 100644
--- a/dist/angular-numeraljs.js
+++ b/dist/angular-numeraljs.js
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 /**
  * AngularJS filter for Numeral.js: number formatting as a filter
- * @version v1.0.2 - 2014-09-16
+ * @version v1.0.3 - 2014-09-16
  * @link https://github.com/baumandm/angular-numeraljs
  * @author Dave Bauman <baumandm@gmail.com>
  * @license MIT License, http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  */
 /*global numeral */
 'use strict';
+
 angular.module('ngNumeraljs', [])
     .filter('numeraljs', function () {
         return function (input, format, language) {
-            if (input == null || format == null) 
+            if (!input || !format) {
                 return input;
-            if (format === '') 
-                return '';
-            if (language != null)
+            }
+
+            if (language) {
                 numeral.language(language);
+            }
 
-            
             return numeral(input).format(format);
         };
     });
diff --git a/dist/angular-numeraljs.min.js b/dist/angular-numeraljs.min.js
index a4733b6..daee87d 100644
--- a/dist/angular-numeraljs.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular-numeraljs.min.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * AngularJS filter for Numeral.js: number formatting as a filter
- * @version v1.0.2 - 2014-09-16
+ * @version v1.0.3 - 2014-09-16
  * @link https://github.com/baumandm/angular-numeraljs
  * @author Dave Bauman <baumandm@gmail.com>
  * @license MIT License, http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  */
-"use strict";angular.module("ngNumeraljs",[]).filter("numeraljs",function(){return function(a,b,c){return null==a||null==b?a:""===b?"":(null!=c&&numeral.language(c),numeral(a).format(b))}});
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+"use strict";angular.module("ngNumeraljs",[]).filter("numeraljs",function(){return function(a,b,c){return a&&b?(c&&numeral.language(c),numeral(a).format(b)):a}});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c665aa6..0540b55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "angular-numeraljs",
     "description": "AngularJS filter for Numeral.js: number formatting as a filter",
-    "version": "1.0.2",
+    "version": "1.0.3",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/baumandm/angular-numeraljs",
     "author": "Dave Bauman <baumandm@gmail.com>",
     "repository": {