diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
index 8ba7583..7e22a50 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void FlippRServer::handle_help(const std::string& name, const std::string& value
 std::string FlippRServer::get_runtime_dir()
 {
   std::string runtime_dir = std::getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
-  if(runtime_dir == "")
+  if(&runtime_dir == nullptr)
   {
     runtime_dir = DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR;
   }