diff --git a/game_payload/src/utils.c b/game_payload/src/utils.c
index 051b2fe..42d48c2 100644
--- a/game_payload/src/utils.c
+++ b/game_payload/src/utils.c
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ uint32_t utils_file_crc32c(const char *filePath) {
 
 char utils_env_enabled(const char *env) {
     char *envText = getenv(env);
-    return envText && strcmp(envText, "") != 0;
+    return envText && *envText;
 }
diff --git a/injector/src/dll.c b/injector/src/dll.c
index 56f9dae..fc3b1bb 100644
--- a/injector/src/dll.c
+++ b/injector/src/dll.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE inst, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved) {
 
         char *i = unixInjectDll, *w = unixWorkdir;
         char startsWith = 0;
-        while (*i != '\0' && *w != '\0') {
+        while (*i && *w) {
             startsWith = *i == *w;
             if (!startsWith) break;
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE inst, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved) {
 
     // Optional: wait for user input before resuming (useful for debugging) 
     char *waitEnabled = getenv("WAIT_BEFORE_RESUME");
-    if (waitEnabled && strcmp(waitEnabled, "") != 0) {
+    if (waitEnabled && *waitEnabled) {
         wchar_t message[64];
         wsprintfW(message, L"PID: %ld. Press OK to continue", pi.dwProcessId);
         MessageBoxW(NULL, message, J_MB_TITLE, MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);