diff --git a/src/frontend/src/lib/utils/input.utils.ts b/src/frontend/src/lib/utils/input.utils.ts
index 1acb285e5b..822864c2d1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/lib/utils/input.utils.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/lib/utils/input.utils.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { OptionAmount } from '$lib/types/send';
 import type { OptionString } from '$lib/types/string';
-import { isNullish } from '@dfinity/utils';
+import { isEmptyString, isNullish } from '@dfinity/utils';
 
 export const isNullishOrEmpty = (value: OptionString): value is undefined | null =>
-	isNullish(value) || value === '';
+	isEmptyString(value);
 
 export const invalidAmount = (amount: OptionAmount): boolean =>
 	isNullish(amount) || Number(amount) < 0;