updated for version 7.0-069
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 6ffa1cb..3359bc2 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -3324,7 +3324,7 @@
     {
 	usefmt = eval_to_string_safe(fmt + 2, NULL, use_sandbox);
 	if (usefmt == NULL)
-	    usefmt = (char_u *)"";
+	    usefmt = fmt;
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index cfbf39d..851ac33 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    69,
+/**/
     68,
 /**/
     67,