diff --git a/include/functions_html.inc.php b/include/functions_html.inc.php
index e2ce845cf..a41b87090 100644
--- a/include/functions_html.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_html.inc.php
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ function flush_page_messages()
         unset($_SESSION['page_'.$mode]);
       }
 
-      if (count($page[$mode]) != 0)
+      if (!empty($page[$mode]))
       {
         $template->assign($mode, $page[$mode]);
       }