diff --git a/tren.py b/tren.py
index fc861e6..a0cce99 100755
--- a/tren.py
+++ b/tren.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 PROGNAME = "tren.py"
 BASENAME = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV  = BASENAME.upper()
-RCSID = "$Id: tren.py,v 1.182 2010/03/10 18:29:25 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: tren.py,v 1.183 2010/03/10 19:09:13 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -596,17 +596,18 @@
                 old = self.__ResolveRenameTokens(target, renrequest[OLD])
                 new = self.__ResolveRenameTokens(target, renrequest[NEW])
 
-
                 oldstrings = []
 
                 # Build a list of indexes to every occurence of the old string,
                 # taking case sensitivity into account
 
-                # Handle the case when old = "".
-                # This means to *replace the entire* old name with new.
+                # Handle the case when old = "".  This means to
+                # *replace the entire* old name with new.  More
+                # specifically, replace the entire old name *as
+                # modified so far by preceding rename commands*.
                     
                 if not old:
-                    old = oldname
+                    old = name
 
                 # Find every instance of the 'old' string in the
                 # current filename.  'Find' in this case can be either