diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index 52c627ed..ca32265e 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function executeTx (session, tx, authority, cb) {
       return cb(err)
     }
     var cryptoAtomsToSend = toSend.cryptoAtoms
-    if (cryptoAtomsToSend === 0) {
+    if (cryptoAtomsToSend.eq(0)) {
       logger.debug('No cryptoAtoms to send')
       return cb(null, {statusCode: 204, txId: tx.txId, txHash: null})
     }