diff --git a/src/objects/manager.py b/src/objects/manager.py
index f88b4a31f7..b1645ce4bf 100644
--- a/src/objects/manager.py
+++ b/src/objects/manager.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ObjectManager(TypedObjectManager):
         """
         ostring = to_unicode(ostring, force_string=True)
 
-        if not ostring:
+        if not ostring and ostring != 0:
             return []
 
         # Easiest case - dbref matching (always exact)