diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 2b5a98bd..6e5d20d0 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -196,13 +196,13 @@ def train():
         use_fast=False,
     )
     special_tokens_dict = dict()
-    if tokenizer.pad_token is None:
+    if not tokenizer.pad_token:
         special_tokens_dict["pad_token"] = DEFAULT_PAD_TOKEN
-    if tokenizer.eos_token is None:
+    if not tokenizer.eos_token:
         special_tokens_dict["eos_token"] = DEFAULT_EOS_TOKEN
-    if tokenizer.bos_token is None:
+    if not tokenizer.bos_token:
         special_tokens_dict["bos_token"] = DEFAULT_BOS_TOKEN
-    if tokenizer.unk_token is None:
+    if not tokenizer.unk_token:
         special_tokens_dict["unk_token"] = DEFAULT_UNK_TOKEN
 
     smart_tokenizer_and_embedding_resize(