diff --git a/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py b/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
index ddd1d61..667ef2a 100644
--- a/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
+++ b/demo/moulinrouge/tests.py
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ from pygal.style import styles
 
 
 def get_test_routes(app):
-    lnk = lambda v, l=None: {'value': v, 'xlink': 'javascript:alert("Test %s")' % v, 'label': l}
+    lnk = lambda v, l=None: {
+        'value': v,
+        'xlink': 'javascript:alert("Test %s")' % v,
+        'label': l}
 
     @app.route('/test/unsorted')
     def test_unsorted():
diff --git a/pygal/graph/verticalpyramid.py b/pygal/graph/verticalpyramid.py
index cd2c71f..ede8a95 100644
--- a/pygal/graph/verticalpyramid.py
+++ b/pygal/graph/verticalpyramid.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class VerticalPyramid(Bar):
                               for index, serie in enumerate(self.series)
                               if not index % 2])
         positive_sum = map(sum, positive_vals) or [0]
-        negative_sum = map(sum, negative_vals)
+        negative_sum = map(sum, negative_vals) or [0]
 
         self._box.ymax = max(max(positive_sum), max(negative_sum))
         self._box.ymin = - self._box.ymax
diff --git a/pygal/svg.py b/pygal/svg.py
index c40b9a1..a5748ab 100644
--- a/pygal/svg.py
+++ b/pygal/svg.py
@@ -120,12 +120,15 @@ class Svg(object):
 
     def line(self, node, coords, close=False, **kwargs):
         """Draw a svg line"""
-        if len(coords) < 2:
+        line_len = len(coords)
+        if line_len < 2:
             return
         root = 'M%s L%s Z' if close else 'M%s L%s'
         origin_index = 0
-        while None in coords[origin_index]:
+        while origin_index < line_len and None in coords[origin_index]:
             origin_index += 1
+        if origin_index == line_len:
+            return
         origin = coord_format(coords[origin_index])
         line = ' '.join([coord_format(c)
                          for c in coords[origin_index + 1:]
diff --git a/pygal/test/test_graph.py b/pygal/test/test_graph.py
index 88309e9..509bd20 100644
--- a/pygal/test/test_graph.py
+++ b/pygal/test/test_graph.py
@@ -85,3 +85,40 @@ def test_metadata(Chart):
             'Three', 'http://4.example.com/',
             'Five', 'http://7.example.com/', 'Seven'):
         assert md in cut(q('desc'), 'text')
+
+
+def test_empty_lists(Chart):
+    chart = Chart()
+    chart.add('A', [1, 2])
+    chart.add('B', [])
+    chart.x_labels = ('red', 'green', 'blue')
+    q = chart.render_pyquery()
+    assert len(q(".legend")) == 2
+
+    chart = Chart()
+    chart.add('A', [None, None])
+    chart.add('B', [None, 4, 4])
+    chart.x_labels = ('red', 'green', 'blue')
+    q = chart.render_pyquery()
+    assert len(q(".legend")) == 2
+
+
+def test_values_by_dict(Chart):
+    chart = Chart()
+    chart.add('A', {'red': 10, 'green': 12, 'blue': 14})
+    chart.add('B', {'green': 11, 'red': 7})
+    chart.add('C', {'blue': 7})
+    chart.add('D', {})
+    chart.add('E', {'blue': 2, 'red': 13})
+    chart.x_labels = ('red', 'green', 'blue')
+    chart1 = chart.render()
+
+    chart = Chart()
+    chart.add('A', [10, 12, 14])
+    chart.add('B', [7, 11])
+    chart.add('C', [None, None, 7])
+    chart.add('D', [])
+    chart.add('E', [13, None, 2])
+    chart.x_labels = ('red', 'green', 'blue')
+    chart2 = chart.render()
+    assert chart1 == chart2
diff --git a/pygal/util.py b/pygal/util.py
index 8641a00..46929de 100644
--- a/pygal/util.py
+++ b/pygal/util.py
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ from pygal.adapters import not_zero, positive
 ORDERS = u"yzafpnµm kMGTPEZY"
 
 
-def get_value(val):
-    if isinstance(val, dict):
-        return val['value']
-    return val
-
-
 def float_format(number):
     """Format a float to a precision of 3, without zeroes or dots"""
     return ("%.3f" % number).rstrip('0').rstrip('.')
@@ -307,10 +301,17 @@ def prepare_values(raw, config, cls):
         adapters = [not_zero, positive] + adapters
     adapter = reduce(compose, adapters)
     series = []
-    width = max([len(values) for _, values in raw])
+    width = max([len(values) for _, values in raw] +
+                [len(config.x_labels or [])])
     for title, raw_values in raw:
         metadata = {}
         values = []
+        if isinstance(raw_values, dict):
+            value_list = [None] * width
+            for k, v in raw_values.items():
+                if k in config.x_labels:
+                    value_list[config.x_labels.index(k)] = v
+            raw_values = value_list
         for index, raw_value in enumerate(
                 raw_values + (
                     (width - len(raw_values)) * [None]  # aligning values