diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs
index 40ae627619..11257e3abc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmapCache.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
             protected override Texture GetBackground()
             {
-                if (Metadata?.BackgroundFile == null)
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Metadata?.BackgroundFile))
                     return null;
 
                 try
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckAudioQuality.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckAudioQuality.cs
index 08e0312b64..ec2ff68aad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckAudioQuality.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckAudioQuality.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Checks
         public IEnumerable<Issue> Run(BeatmapVerifierContext context)
         {
             string audioFile = context.Beatmap.Metadata?.AudioFile;
-            if (audioFile == null)
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(audioFile))
                 yield break;
 
             var track = context.WorkingBeatmap.Track;