diff --git a/src/ansys/dpf/core/scoping.py b/src/ansys/dpf/core/scoping.py
index a9dd44b047..b77f8e06ff 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dpf/core/scoping.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dpf/core/scoping.py
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ def __init__(self, scoping=None, server=None, ids=None, location=None):
                 self._internal_obj = self._api.scoping_new()
 
         # step5: handle specific calls to set attributes
-        if ids:
+        if ids is not None:
             self.ids = ids
-        if location:
+        if location is not None:
             self.location = location
 
     def _count(self):