diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 0c689d0563205e4c49d548d89a884c3177aa9f6d..92b25c2da995ad1be153eadb07becc70e26c3aa9 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -3163,7 +3163,7 @@ class ManageBookmarksWindow:
                     None, None, None, None])
 
             for bookmark in gajim.connections[account].bookmarks:
-                if bookmark['name'] == '':
+                if not bookmark['name']:
                     # No name was given for this bookmark.
                     # Use the first part of JID instead...
                     name = bookmark['jid'].split("@")[0]
diff --git a/src/roster_window.py b/src/roster_window.py
index c92460f29aaa308c33be3f974d87a056ffe242d8..6fc7df9f8a6ac8bf083b11fcf28ebb11ddb716d7 100644
--- a/src/roster_window.py
+++ b/src/roster_window.py
@@ -6168,7 +6168,7 @@ class RosterWindow:
 
         for bookmark in gajim.connections[account].bookmarks:
             name = bookmark['name']
-            if bookmark['name'] == '':
+            if not name:
                 # No name was given for this bookmark.
                 # Use the first part of JID instead...
                 name = bookmark['jid'].split("@")[0]