--- a/ApplicationModel.st	Fri Jan 26 10:45:18 2018 +0100
+++ b/ApplicationModel.st	Wed Jan 31 00:06:39 2018 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
+
 "
  COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 by Claus Gittinger
 	      All Rights Reserved
@@ -2653,6 +2655,10 @@
         helpText isNil ifTrue:[
             "there is no help text - resolve key from resources"
             helpText := (self translateString:aKey) withCRs.
+            helpText = aKey ifTrue:[
+                "/ nothing came...
+                ^ nil
+            ].
         ].
         ^ helpText.
     ].