diff --git a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py
index 0b8b69ff0..a91a1aee0 100644
--- a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py
+++ b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _update_from_db(self):
             neigh_str = neigh_key
             db_index = self.neigh_key_list[neigh_key]
             neigh_info = self.db_conn[db_index].get_all(mibs.APPL_DB, neigh_key, blocking=False)
-            if neigh_info is None:
+            if not neigh_info:
                 continue
             ip_family = neigh_info['family']
             if ip_family == "IPv4":
diff --git a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc4292.py b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc4292.py
index de75c05cf..ea5965e6e 100644
--- a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc4292.py
+++ b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc4292.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def update_data(self):
                 continue
             port_table = multi_asic.get_port_table_for_asic(db_conn.namespace)
             ent = db_conn.get_all(mibs.APPL_DB, route_str, blocking=False)
-            if ent is None:
+            if not ent:
                 continue
             nexthops = ent["nexthop"]
             ifnames = ent["ifname"]