diff --git a/src/attribute.rs b/src/attribute.rs
index b8dd55f..dbcc1af 100644
--- a/src/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/attribute.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Attribute {
             return Err("the length of plain_text has to be within 128, but the given value is longer".to_owned());
         }
 
-        if secret.len() <= 0 {
+        if secret.len() == 0 {
             return Err("secret hasn't be empty, but the given value is empty".to_owned());
         }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl Attribute {
             return Err(format!("invalid attribute length {}", self.0.len()));
         }
 
-        if secret.len() <= 0 {
+        if secret.len() == 0 {
             return Err("secret hasn't be empty, but the given value is empty".to_owned());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index fe154eb..65052db 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Server {
                 return;
             }
         };
-        if secret.len() <= 0 {
+        if secret.len() == 0 {
             error!("empty secret returned from secret source; empty secret is prohibited");
             return;
         }