diff --git a/src/cartridges/bm_adyen/cartridge/templates/default/adyenSettings/settingCards/webhookSettings.isml b/src/cartridges/bm_adyen/cartridge/templates/default/adyenSettings/settingCards/webhookSettings.isml
index 055e6817d..cc70b092d 100644
--- a/src/cartridges/bm_adyen/cartridge/templates/default/adyenSettings/settingCards/webhookSettings.isml
+++ b/src/cartridges/bm_adyen/cartridge/templates/default/adyenSettings/settingCards/webhookSettings.isml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             <div class="input-fields">
                <input type="password" class="form-control" name="Adyen_Hmac_Key" id="hmacKey"
                   aria-describedby="hmacKeyHelp" placeholder=""
-                  value="${AdyenConfigs.getAdyenHmacKey()}">
+                  value="${AdyenConfigs.getAdyenHmacKey() || ''}">
             </div>
          </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/cartridges/int_adyen_SFRA/cartridge/controllers/middlewares/adyen/notify.js b/src/cartridges/int_adyen_SFRA/cartridge/controllers/middlewares/adyen/notify.js
index 459561547..2e3c1dcb9 100644
--- a/src/cartridges/int_adyen_SFRA/cartridge/controllers/middlewares/adyen/notify.js
+++ b/src/cartridges/int_adyen_SFRA/cartridge/controllers/middlewares/adyen/notify.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ const AdyenConfigs = require('*/cartridge/scripts/util/adyenConfigs');
  */
 
 function handleHmacVerification(hmacKey, req) {
-  if (!hmacKey) {
-    return false;
+  if (hmacKey) {
+    return checkAuth.validateHmacSignature(req);
   }
-  return checkAuth.validateHmacSignature(req);
+  return true;
 }
 
 function notify(req, res, next) {