diff --git a/src/fields/Assets.php b/src/fields/Assets.php
index 4b0d8c17..1c73b3a7 100644
--- a/src/fields/Assets.php
+++ b/src/fields/Assets.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/CalendarEvents.php b/src/fields/CalendarEvents.php
index 001d29d2..ce42bd9e 100644
--- a/src/fields/CalendarEvents.php
+++ b/src/fields/CalendarEvents.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/Categories.php b/src/fields/Categories.php
index 9f96df64..48fef678 100644
--- a/src/fields/Categories.php
+++ b/src/fields/Categories.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/CommerceProducts.php b/src/fields/CommerceProducts.php
index 7e4fc892..860dd520 100644
--- a/src/fields/CommerceProducts.php
+++ b/src/fields/CommerceProducts.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/CommerceVariants.php b/src/fields/CommerceVariants.php
index cbc015d7..92eca277 100644
--- a/src/fields/CommerceVariants.php
+++ b/src/fields/CommerceVariants.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/DigitalProducts.php b/src/fields/DigitalProducts.php
index 8796827a..864b91b9 100644
--- a/src/fields/DigitalProducts.php
+++ b/src/fields/DigitalProducts.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/Entries.php b/src/fields/Entries.php
index 6cf59dbc..c7c5eaf3 100644
--- a/src/fields/Entries.php
+++ b/src/fields/Entries.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/Tags.php b/src/fields/Tags.php
index 67f82ef6..b7835a81 100644
--- a/src/fields/Tags.php
+++ b/src/fields/Tags.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/fields/Users.php b/src/fields/Users.php
index de44883a..95d30853 100644
--- a/src/fields/Users.php
+++ b/src/fields/Users.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public function parseField(): mixed
 
             // special provision for falling back on default BaseRelationField value
             // https://github.com/craftcms/feed-me/issues/1195
-            if (trim($dataValue) === '') {
+            if (DataHelper::isArrayValueEmpty($value)) {
                 $foundElements = $default;
                 break;
             }