diff --git a/credsweeper/file_handler/content_provider.py b/credsweeper/file_handler/content_provider.py
index cdf58afdd..82effa4fb 100644
--- a/credsweeper/file_handler/content_provider.py
+++ b/credsweeper/file_handler/content_provider.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def __init__(
             file_type: Optional[str] = None,  #
             info: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         self.file_path: str = file_path
-        self.file_type: str = file_type if file_type else Util.get_extension(file_path)
+        self.file_type: str = file_type if file_type is not None else Util.get_extension(file_path)
         self.info: str = info
 
     @abstractmethod