diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7cebad0c0..66e92fdc7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
         else
           "Java"
       end
-    elsif exec_path.nil?
+    elsif exec_path.blank?
       "Java"
     else
       language