diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/hooks/use-set-spell-check-language.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/hooks/use-set-spell-check-language.tsx
index 4e9f2119a8..075b2106f3 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/hooks/use-set-spell-check-language.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/editor-left-menu/hooks/use-set-spell-check-language.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export default function useSetSpellCheckLanguage() {
   return useCallback(
     (newSpellCheckLanguage: ProjectSettings['spellCheckLanguage']) => {
       const allowUpdate =
-        newSpellCheckLanguage && newSpellCheckLanguage !== spellCheckLanguage
+        spellCheckLanguage != null &&
+        newSpellCheckLanguage !== spellCheckLanguage
 
       if (allowUpdate) {
         setSpellCheckLanguage(newSpellCheckLanguage)