diff --git a/gallery_dl/util.py b/gallery_dl/util.py
index 43112106..dbebfceb 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/util.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/util.py
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ class Formatter():
                     obj = kwdict[key]
                     for func in funcs:
                         obj = func(obj)
-                    if obj is not None:
+                    if obj:
                         break
                 except Exception:
                     pass
diff --git a/test/test_util.py b/test/test_util.py
index 5fbaa4e1..15158143 100644
--- a/test/test_util.py
+++ b/test/test_util.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
         self._run_test("{z|a!C:RH/C/}", "Cello World")
         self._run_test("{z|y|x:?</>/}", "")
 
-        self._run_test("{d[c]|d[b]|d[a]}", "0")
+        self._run_test("{d[c]|d[b]|d[a]}", "foo")
         self._run_test("{d[a]|d[b]|d[c]}", "foo")
         self._run_test("{d[z]|d[y]|d[x]}", "None")