diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/NftDetectionController.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/NftDetectionController.ts
index ab92a3094c..f79dd52d8f 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/NftDetectionController.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/NftDetectionController.ts
@@ -668,9 +668,7 @@ export class NftDetectionController extends BaseController<
                 singleNFT.token = {
                   ...singleNFT.token,
                   collection: {
-                    ...(singleNFT.token.collection
-                      ? singleNFT.token.collection
-                      : {}),
+                    ...(singleNFT.token.collection ?? {}),
                     creator: found?.creator,
                     openseaVerificationStatus: found?.openseaVerificationStatus,
                     contractDeployedAt: found.contractDeployedAt,
diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/assetsUtil.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/assetsUtil.ts
index 55a0828570..6105a18095 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/assetsUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/assetsUtil.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export function hasNewCollectionFields(
   newNftMetadata: NftMetadata,
   nft: Nft,
 ): boolean {
-  const keysNewNftMetadata = Object.keys(newNftMetadata.collection || {});
-  const keysExistingNft = new Set(Object.keys(nft.collection || {}));
+  const keysNewNftMetadata = Object.keys(newNftMetadata.collection ?? {});
+  const keysExistingNft = new Set(Object.keys(nft.collection ?? {}));
 
   return keysNewNftMetadata.some((key) => !keysExistingNft.has(key));
 }