diff --git a/tmp/post_upgrade_command.php b/tmp/post_upgrade_command.php
index a188710259..dc2a44eb97 100755
--- a/tmp/post_upgrade_command.php
+++ b/tmp/post_upgrade_command.php
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 	require_once("functions.inc");
 
 	if(file_exists("/usr/local/bin/git") && isset($config['system']['gitsync']['synconupgrade'])) {
-		if(isset($config['system']['gitsync']['repositoryurl']))
+		if(!empty($config['system']['gitsync']['repositoryurl']))
 			exec("cd /root/pfsense/pfSenseGITREPO/pfSenseGITREPO && git config remote.origin.url " . escapeshellarg($config['system']['gitsync']['repositoryurl']));
-		if(isset($config['system']['gitsync']['branch']))
+		if(!empty($config['system']['gitsync']['branch']))
 			system("pfSsh.php playback gitsync " . escapeshellarg($config['system']['gitsync']['branch']) . " --upgrading");
 	}
 
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 		if(file_exists($filename)) 
 			exec("/bin/rm -f $filename");
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>