diff --git a/server/controllers/file.controller.js b/server/controllers/file.controller.js
index 3762ffe7..4ccb6db2 100644
--- a/server/controllers/file.controller.js
+++ b/server/controllers/file.controller.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function deleteFile(req, res) {
 
 export function getFileContent(req, res) {
   Project.findById(req.params.project_id, (err, project) => {
-    if (err || project == null) {
+    if (err || project === null) {
       res.status(404).send({ success: false, message: 'Project with that id does not exist.' });
       return;
     }
diff --git a/server/utils/filePath.js b/server/utils/filePath.js
index 6a1ea673..4e12a82c 100644
--- a/server/utils/filePath.js
+++ b/server/utils/filePath.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export function resolvePathToFile(filePath, files) {
-  if (typeof filePath === 'undefined') {
+  if (filePath === undefined) {
     return false;
   }