--- filefield_deploy.module	2009-10-23 17:15:47.000000000 -0700
+++ filefield_deployNew.module	2009-10-23 17:09:08.000000000 -0700
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ function filefield_deploy_node_deploy_ch
   $pid = variable_get('deploy_pid', 0);
 
   // Roll through all the file fields in this content type. If it
-  // is not empty, not in the plan already, and doesn't exist on the
+  // is not empty (or an empty array), not in the plan already, and doesn't exist on the
   // remote server, then add it to the plan with an appropriate weight.
   if ($fields) {
     foreach ($fields as $field) {
-      if (!empty($node->{$field})) {
+      if (!empty($node->{$field}) && (!is_array($node->{$field}) || !empty($node->{$field}[0]))) {
         foreach ($node->{$field} as $file) {
           if (!deploy_item_is_in_plan($pid, 'filefield', $file['fid'])) {