diff --git a/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.spec.ts b/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.spec.ts
index a6dfaac46..024782c63 100644
--- a/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.spec.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ describe('Effects', () => {
     it('should dispatch setHasConnectionSettings with false if device_intf is not present', done => {
       actions$ = of(
         actions.fetchSystemConfigSuccess({
-          systemConfig: { network: {} },
+          systemConfig: { network: { device_intf: '' } },
         })
       );
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.ts b/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.ts
index 5fbcc5fae..b6cdfcc71 100644
--- a/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.ts
+++ b/modules/ui/src/app/store/effects.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ export class AppEffects {
       map(({ systemConfig }) =>
         AppActions.setHasConnectionSettings({
           hasConnectionSettings:
-            systemConfig.network != null &&
-            systemConfig.network.device_intf != null,
+            systemConfig.network != null && !!systemConfig.network.device_intf,
         })
       )
     );