diff --git a/application/controllers/Lotw.php b/application/controllers/Lotw.php
index f46c1f71a..d8d835fc8 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Lotw.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Lotw.php
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ class Lotw extends CI_Controller {
 					$dxcc = "";
 				}
 
-
 				$lotw_status = $this->logbook_model->lotw_update($time_on, $record['call'], $record['band'], $qsl_date, $record['qsl_rcvd'], $state, $qsl_gridsquare, $qsl_vucc_grids, $iota, $cnty, $cqz, $ituz, $record['station_callsign'],$qso_id4lotw, $station_ids, $dxcc, $ant_path);
 
 				$table .= "<tr>";
diff --git a/application/models/Logbook_model.php b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
index ea2308e0d..4c05de890 100644
--- a/application/models/Logbook_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
@@ -3650,7 +3650,7 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 			$data['COL_CQZ'] = $cqz;
 		}
 
-		if ($dxcc != "") {
+		if (($dxcc ?? '') != '') {
 			$data['COL_DXCC'] = $dxcc;
 		}