diff --git a/resources/classes/switch_settings.php b/resources/classes/switch_settings.php
index fd61108335..dc8b4661b1 100644
--- a/resources/classes/switch_settings.php
+++ b/resources/classes/switch_settings.php
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ if (!class_exists('switch_settings')) {
 				}
 
 			//set defaults
-				$vars['base_dir'] = empty($vars['base_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['conf_dir'] = empty($vars['conf_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['db_dir'] = empty($vars['db_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['recordings_dir'] = empty($vars['recordings_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['script_dir'] = empty($vars['script_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['sounds_dir'] = empty($vars['sounds_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['storage_dir'] = empty($vars['storage_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['grammar_dir'] = empty($vars['grammar_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['log_dir'] = empty($vars['log_dir']) ?? '';
-				$vars['mod_dir'] = empty($vars['mod_dir']) ?? '';
+				$vars['base_dir'] = $vars['base_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['conf_dir'] = $vars['conf_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['db_dir'] = $vars['db_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['recordings_dir'] = $vars['recordings_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['script_dir'] = $vars['script_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['sounds_dir'] = $vars['sounds_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['storage_dir'] = $vars['storage_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['grammar_dir'] = $vars['grammar_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['log_dir'] = $vars['log_dir'] ?? '';
+				$vars['mod_dir'] = $vars['mod_dir'] ?? '';
 
 			//set the bin directory
 				if ($vars['base_dir'] == "/usr/local/freeswitch") {