Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.40 -r1.41
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl	5 Jan 2018 14:25:12 -0000	1.40
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl	25 Apr 2018 19:23:25 -0000	1.41
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
     # TODO: using a different error-code could make the code saver, by
     # just ingnoring such cases.
     #
-    set elms [list]
+    set elms {}
     ad_try  {
         set elms [auth::sync::GetElements -authority_id $authority_id]
     } on error {errorMsg dict} {