diff --git a/encoder/static.php b/encoder/static.php
index 60cd526..99cf89a 100755
--- a/encoder/static.php
+++ b/encoder/static.php
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ function update_service($which_service)
     $hdmi_delay_video = $data['hdmi']['video_delay'];
     $hdmi_delay_audio = $data['hdmi']['audio_delay'];
 
-    if ($srt_pass1 === "")
+    if ($srt_pass1 == "")
         $srt_pass1 = generateRandomString(16);
-    if ($srt_pass2 === "")
+    if ($srt_pass2 == "")
         $srt_pass2 = generateRandomString(16);
     switch ($use_common_backend) {
         case "copy_input":
@@ -813,9 +813,9 @@ function update_service_backend($service)
     $srt_pass1 = $data['srt']['stream_id_1'];
     $srt_pass2 = $data['srt']['stream_id_2'];
 
-    if ($srt_pass1 === "")
+    if ($srt_pass1 == "")
         $srt_pass1 = generateRandomString(16);
-    if ($srt_pass2 === "")
+    if ($srt_pass2 == "")
         $srt_pass2 = generateRandomString(16);
 
     $jsonFile = __DIR__ . '/output.json';