diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/DAV.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/DAV.php
index db6371b2c7e..b6e4a44f64b 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/DAV.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/DAV.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class DAV extends Common {
 		$this->client->setThrowExceptions(true);
 
 		$proxyExclude = Server::get(IConfig::class)->getSystemValue('proxyexclude', []);
-		if (!empty($proxyExclude)) {
+		if ($proxyExclude !== []) {
 			$this->client->addCurlSetting(CURLOPT_NOPROXY, implode(',', $proxyExclude));
 		}