diff --git a/addons/main/functions/extract_data/fn_extract_uuid.sqf b/addons/main/functions/extract_data/fn_extract_uuid.sqf
index 09b016e..da06ee4 100644
--- a/addons/main/functions/extract_data/fn_extract_uuid.sqf
+++ b/addons/main/functions/extract_data/fn_extract_uuid.sqf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ params["_unit"];
 
 _uuid = _unit getVariable "_atak_uid";
 
-if (_uuid == "") then {
+if (isNil "_uuid") then {
 	_uuid = "armatak" callExtension "get_uid";
 	_unit setVariable ["_atak_uid", _uuid];
 };