diff --git a/Koha/Object/Mixin/AdditionalFields.pm b/Koha/Object/Mixin/AdditionalFields.pm
index 80bc266b91..18bc782bc0 100644
--- a/Koha/Object/Mixin/AdditionalFields.pm
+++ b/Koha/Object/Mixin/AdditionalFields.pm
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ sub add_additional_fields {
                 push @additional_fields, {
                     id    => $field->id,
                     value => $value,
-                } if $value;
+                } if defined $value && $value ne '';
             }
         } else {
             my $existing_additional_field_values = $self->additional_field_values->search( { field_id => $field->id } );
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ sub add_additional_fields {
                 push @additional_fields, {
                     id    => $field->id,
                     value => $existing->value,
-                } if $existing && $existing->value;
+                } if $existing && defined $existing->value && $existing->value ne '';
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/serials/subscription-batchedit.pl b/serials/subscription-batchedit.pl
index bffeaf9733..676905cbba 100755
--- a/serials/subscription-batchedit.pl
+++ b/serials/subscription-batchedit.pl
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if ( $op eq 'cud-batchedit' ) {
 
         my @submitted_fields_array;
         foreach my $submitted_field (@submitted_fields) {
-            push @submitted_fields_array, $submitted_field if $submitted_field;
+            push @submitted_fields_array, $submitted_field if defined $submitted_field && $submitted_field ne '';
         }
         $field_values->{ $available_field->id } = \@submitted_fields_array;
     }