diff --git a/application/models/Admins_model.php b/application/models/Admins_model.php
index 5408a039..8d2813fa 100644
--- a/application/models/Admins_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Admins_model.php
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class Admins_model extends EA_Model {
     {
         $settings = $this->db->get_where('user_settings', ['id_users' => $admin_id])->row_array();
 
-        if (empty($settings))
+        if ( ! array_key_exists($name, $settings))
         {
             throw new RuntimeException('The requested setting value was not found: ' . $admin_id);
         }
diff --git a/application/models/Providers_model.php b/application/models/Providers_model.php
index 6b2777d3..21442dc4 100755
--- a/application/models/Providers_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Providers_model.php
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ class Providers_model extends EA_Model {
     {
         $settings = $this->db->get_where('user_settings', ['id_users' => $provider_id])->row_array();
 
-        if (empty($settings[$name]))
+        if ( ! array_key_exists($name, $settings))
         {
             throw new RuntimeException('The requested setting value was not found: ' . $provider_id);
         }
diff --git a/application/models/Secretaries_model.php b/application/models/Secretaries_model.php
index 741908d5..5a562c2d 100644
--- a/application/models/Secretaries_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Secretaries_model.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class Secretaries_model extends EA_Model {
     {
         $settings = $this->db->get_where('user_settings', ['id_users' => $secretary_id])->row_array();
 
-        if (empty($settings[$name]))
+        if ( ! array_key_exists($name, $settings))
         {
             throw new RuntimeException('The requested setting value was not found: ' . $secretary_id);
         }