diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitea.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitea.php
index b46db0b59..a9d65eae6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitea.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitea.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public function manual(Request $request)
                 if ($x_gitea_event === 'push') {
                     if ($application->isDeployable()) {
                         $is_watch_path_triggered = $application->isWatchPathsTriggered($changed_files);
-                        if ($is_watch_path_triggered || is_null($application->watch_paths)) {
+                        if ($is_watch_path_triggered || blank($application->watch_paths)) {
                             $deployment_uuid = new Cuid2;
                             $result = queue_application_deployment(
                                 application: $application,
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Github.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Github.php
index 8c912731f..e5a5b746e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Github.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Github.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public function manual(Request $request)
                     if ($x_github_event === 'push') {
                         if ($application->isDeployable()) {
                             $is_watch_path_triggered = $application->isWatchPathsTriggered($changed_files);
-                            if ($is_watch_path_triggered || is_null($application->watch_paths)) {
+                            if ($is_watch_path_triggered || blank($application->watch_paths)) {
                                 $deployment_uuid = new Cuid2;
                                 $result = queue_application_deployment(
                                     application: $application,
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public function normal(Request $request)
                     if ($x_github_event === 'push') {
                         if ($application->isDeployable()) {
                             $is_watch_path_triggered = $application->isWatchPathsTriggered($changed_files);
-                            if ($is_watch_path_triggered || is_null($application->watch_paths)) {
+                            if ($is_watch_path_triggered || blank($application->watch_paths)) {
                                 $deployment_uuid = new Cuid2;
                                 $result = queue_application_deployment(
                                     application: $application,
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitlab.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitlab.php
index 34a5266ca..08e5d7162 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitlab.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Webhook/Gitlab.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public function manual(Request $request)
                 if ($x_gitlab_event === 'push') {
                     if ($application->isDeployable()) {
                         $is_watch_path_triggered = $application->isWatchPathsTriggered($changed_files);
-                        if ($is_watch_path_triggered || is_null($application->watch_paths)) {
+                        if ($is_watch_path_triggered || blank($application->watch_paths)) {
                             $deployment_uuid = new Cuid2;
                             $result = queue_application_deployment(
                                 application: $application,
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ProcessGithubPullRequestWebhook.php b/app/Jobs/ProcessGithubPullRequestWebhook.php
index 6c2f8e75c..041cd812c 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ProcessGithubPullRequestWebhook.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ProcessGithubPullRequestWebhook.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ private function handleOpenAction(Application $application, ?GithubApp $githubAp
 
         // Apply watch path filtering
         $is_watch_path_triggered = $application->isWatchPathsTriggered($changed_files);
-        if (! $is_watch_path_triggered && ! is_null($application->watch_paths)) {
+        if (! $is_watch_path_triggered && ! blank($application->watch_paths)) {
             return;
         }