diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
index 67631d55..714d0a72 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ void Window::onEvent(const std::string& ev) {
   if (windowName == lastView) return;
 
   lastView = windowName;
-  if (windowName[0] == '\0') {
+
+  if (windowName.empty()) {
     label_.get_style_context()->add_class("empty");
   } else {
     label_.get_style_context()->remove_class("empty");