diff --git a/plugins/php/index.py b/plugins/php/index.py
index 46cccb5b1..c0d94d665 100755
--- a/plugins/php/index.py
+++ b/plugins/php/index.py
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@ def getArgs():
 
     if args_len == 1:
         t = args[0].strip('{').strip('}')
-        t = t.split(':')
+        if t.strip() == '':
+            tmp = []
+        else:
+            t = t.split(':', 1)
+            tmp[t[0]] = t[1]
         tmp[t[0]] = t[1]
     elif args_len > 1:
         for i in range(len(args)):
             t = args[i].split(':')
             tmp[t[0]] = t[1]
-
     return tmp