--- views_pdf_template.php	2013-04-03 13:29:50.793765134 -0700
+++ views_pdf_template.php.new	2013-04-03 13:29:34.465542623 -0700
@@ -451,10 +451,10 @@
       $prefix .= ' ';
     }
 
-    $font_size = !isset($options['text']['font_size']) ? $this->defaultFontSize : $options['text']['font_size'] ;
+    $font_size = !isset($options['text']['font_size']) || $options['text']['font_size']==="" ? $this->defaultFontSize : $options['text']['font_size'] ;
     $font_family = ($options['text']['font_family'] == 'default' || empty($options['text']['font_family'])) ? $this->defaultFontFamily : $options['text']['font_family'];
     $font_style = is_array($options['text']['font_style']) ? $options['text']['font_style'] : $this->defaultFontStyle;
-    $textColor = isset($options['text']['color']) ? $this->parseColor($options['text']['color']) : $this->parseColor($this->defaultFontColor);
+    $textColor = isset($options['text']['color']) && $options['text']['color']!=="" ? $this->parseColor($options['text']['color']) : $this->parseColor($this->defaultFontColor);
 
 
     $w = $options['position']['width'];