diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-tag-music b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-tag-music
index 9e85f635b..b43dfd28e 100755
--- a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-tag-music
+++ b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-tag-music
@@ -977,11 +977,11 @@ def main():
     gatherer = Gatherer(args.path, args.type, getattr(args, "derive", False))
 
     manual_tags = Tags(
-        album=[args.album] if args.album else [],
-        albumartist=[args.album_artist] if args.album_artist else [],
-        artist=[args.artist] if args.artist else [],
+        album=[args.album] if args.album is not None else [],
+        albumartist=[args.album_artist] if args.album_artist is not None else [],
+        artist=[args.artist] if args.artist is not None else [],
         producer=[args.producer] if args.producer is not None else [],
-        title=[args.title] if args.title else [],
+        title=[args.title] if args.title is not None else [],
         tracknumber=[args.trackno] if args.trackno is not None else [],
     )