diff --git a/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ConnectionTrait.php b/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ConnectionTrait.php
index bdda1f8bee829..4f957ff4e3dbb 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ConnectionTrait.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ConnectionTrait.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ protected function parseParams($params) {
 		if (!isset($params['port']) || $params['port'] === '') {
 			$params['port'] = (isset($params['use_ssl']) && $params['use_ssl'] === false) ? 80 : 443;
 		}
-		$params['verify_bucket_exists'] = empty($params['verify_bucket_exists']) ? true : $params['verify_bucket_exists'];
+		$params['verify_bucket_exists'] = $params['verify_bucket_exists'] ?? true;
 		$this->params = $params;
 	}