diff --git a/opac/opac-page.pl b/opac/opac-page.pl
index f60f1be72f..bd58bbc210 100755
--- a/opac/opac-page.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-page.pl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ my ( $template, $borrowernumber, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
 
 my $page_id = $query->param('page_id');
 
-my $homebranch = $ENV{OPAC_BRANCH_DEFAULT};
+my $homebranch = $ENV{OPAC_BRANCH_DEFAULT} //= "";
 if ( C4::Context->userenv ) {
     $homebranch = C4::Context->userenv->{'branch'};
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ my $page = Koha::AdditionalContents->find($page_id);
 
 if (  !$page
     || $page->category ne 'pages'
-    || $page->branchcode && $page->branchcode != $homebranch
+    || $page->branchcode && $page->branchcode ne $homebranch
     || $page->location ne 'opac_only' && $page->location ne 'staff_and_opac' )
 {
     print $query->redirect('/cgi-bin/koha/errors/404.pl');