diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Base/UIModelGrid.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Base/UIModelGrid.php
index 2bc556c08..a5bb96ad9 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Base/UIModelGrid.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Base/UIModelGrid.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class UIModelGrid
                                     $row[$fieldname] .= $fieldValue['value'];
                                 }
                             }
-                            if (empty($row[$fieldname])) {
+                            if ($row[$fieldname] === null) {
                                 $row[$fieldname] = "";
                             }
                         }