diff --git a/app/views/assignments/_user_avatar.html.erb b/app/views/assignments/_user_avatar.html.erb
index 1ed52596f4a94b6ab4f31d13ce0dd388e7434b9b..55e244066ffa03cfb2d6db436497ee707101a646 100644
--- a/app/views/assignments/_user_avatar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/assignments/_user_avatar.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <% end %>
   </button>
 </span>
-<% if user.languages_from || user.languages_to %>
+<% if !user.languages_from.blank? || !user.languages_to.blank? %>
 <small class="text-2xs uppercase font-light bg-black/10 rounded-sm p-1 mr-1" aria-label="Languages <%= user.name %> can translate" title="Languages <%= user.name %> can translate">
     <%= user.languages_from %>
     <span aria-label="to">→</span>
diff --git a/app/views/candidates/_user_avatar.html.erb b/app/views/candidates/_user_avatar.html.erb
index 0197fff9ab32f03aec0274d4e7b260e73800a5bd..d83033073a194fbc34e6f8d3ee8523a8c9ce6e4b 100644
--- a/app/views/candidates/_user_avatar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/candidates/_user_avatar.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <% end %>
   </button>
 </span>
-<% if user.languages_from || user.languages_to %>
+<% if !user.languages_from.blank? || !user.languages_to.blank? %>
 <small class="text-2xs uppercase font-light bg-black/10 rounded-sm p-1 ml-1">
     <%= user.languages_from %>
     <% if user.languages_from && user.languages_to %>→<% end %>