diff --git a/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/Building.cs b/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/Building.cs
index a098dc65e3..a864bb60ca 100644
--- a/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/Building.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/Building.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.TechTreeTest
 	[Flags]
 	public enum BuildingRace
 	{
+		None = 0,
 		Allies = 1,
 		Soviet = 2
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/TechTree.cs b/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/TechTree.cs
index 8f1c430109..1b4bc5dbc7 100644
--- a/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/TechTree.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.TechTreeTest/TechTree.cs
@@ -31,17 +31,25 @@ namespace OpenRa.TechTreeTest
 				string s = section.GetValue("Prerequisite", "").ToUpper();
 				b.Prerequisites = s.Split(new char[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
 				b.TechLevel = int.Parse(section.GetValue("TechLevel", "-1"));
-				s = section.GetValue("Owner", "allies");
-				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s)) continue;
-				string[] frags = s.Split(new char[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
-				if (frags.Length > 1)
+				s = section.GetValue("Owner", "");
+				
+				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
+				{
+					b.Owner = BuildingRace.None;
+					continue;
+				}
+				
+				if (s.Equals("Both", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
 				{
 					b.Owner = BuildingRace.Allies | BuildingRace.Soviet;
+					continue;
 				}
+				
+				string[] frags = s.Split(new char[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+				if (frags.Length > 1)
+					b.Owner = BuildingRace.Allies | BuildingRace.Soviet;
 				else
-				{
 					b.Owner = (BuildingRace)Enum.Parse(typeof(BuildingRace), frags[0], true);
-				}
 			}
 		}