diff --git a/include/util/command.hpp b/include/util/command.hpp
index 4348845a..0023df83 100644
--- a/include/util/command.hpp
+++ b/include/util/command.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ inline FILE* open(const std::string& cmd, int& pid, const std::string& output_na
     ::close(fd[0]);
     dup2(fd[1], 1);
     setpgid(child_pid, child_pid);
-    if (output_name != "") {
+    if (!output_name.empty()) {
       setenv("WAYBAR_OUTPUT_NAME", output_name.c_str(), 1);
     }
     execlp("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", cmd.c_str(), (char*)0);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ inline int32_t forkExec(const std::string& cmd, const std::string& output_name)
     err = pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &mask, nullptr);
     if (err != 0) spdlog::error("pthread_sigmask in forkExec failed: {}", strerror(err));
     setpgid(pid, pid);
-    if (output_name != "") {
+    if (!output_name.empty()) {
       setenv("WAYBAR_OUTPUT_NAME", output_name.c_str(), 1);
     }
     execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", cmd.c_str(), (char*)0);