diff --git a/glotaran/deprecation/deprecation_utils.py b/glotaran/deprecation/deprecation_utils.py
index d9f43f7f7..2c0d49deb 100644
--- a/glotaran/deprecation/deprecation_utils.py
+++ b/glotaran/deprecation/deprecation_utils.py
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ def __getattr__(attribute_name: str):
 
     .. # noqa: DAR402
     """
-    if module_load_overwrite == "":
+    if not module_load_overwrite:
         module_name = ".".join(new_qual_name.split(".")[:-1])
         attribute_name = new_qual_name.split(".")[-1]
         check_qual_names = (False, True)