3 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/MediaInfoHelper.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/MediaInfoHelper.cs
index 321987ca7..6a24ad32a 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/MediaInfoHelper.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/MediaInfoHelper.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
+using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public class MediaInfoHelper
         string? mediaSourceId = null,
         string? liveStreamId = null)
     {
-        var user = userId is null || userId.Value.Equals(default)
+        var user = userId.IsNullOrEmpty()
             ? null
             : _userManager.GetUserById(userId.Value);
         var item = _libraryManager.GetItemById(id);
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
index be3d4dfb6..429e97213 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
+using Jellyfin.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public static class RequestHelpers
         var authenticatedUserId = claimsPrincipal.GetUserId();
 
         // UserId not provided, fall back to authenticated user id.
-        if (userId is null || userId.Value.Equals(default))
+        if (userId.IsNullOrEmpty())
         {
             return authenticatedUserId;
         }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
index 78943f7b5..7a3842a9f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public static class StreamingHelpers
         };
 
         var userId = httpContext.User.GetUserId();
-        if (!userId.Equals(default))
+        if (!userId.IsEmpty())
         {
             state.User = userManager.GetUserById(userId);
         }