diff --git a/lib/init.js b/lib/init.js
index 794956d590..57f4664a67 100644
--- a/lib/init.js
+++ b/lib/init.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     return result;
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.installPythonDeps = exports.checkInstallPython311 = exports.runInit = exports.initConfig = exports.initCodeQL = void 0;
+exports.installPythonDeps = exports.checkInstallPython311 = exports.printPathFiltersWarning = exports.runInit = exports.initConfig = exports.initCodeQL = void 0;
 const fs = __importStar(require("fs"));
 const path = __importStar(require("path"));
 const toolrunner = __importStar(require("@actions/exec/lib/toolrunner"));
@@ -69,12 +69,13 @@ exports.runInit = runInit;
 function printPathFiltersWarning(config, logger) {
     // Index include/exclude/filters only work in javascript/python/ruby.
     // If any other languages are detected/configured then show a warning.
-    if ((config.originalUserInput.paths?.length !== 0 ||
-        config.originalUserInput["paths-ignore"]?.length !== 0) &&
+    if ((config.originalUserInput.paths?.length ||
+        config.originalUserInput["paths-ignore"]?.length) &&
         !config.languages.every(languages_1.isScannedLanguage)) {
         logger.warning('The "paths"/"paths-ignore" fields of the config only have effect for JavaScript, Python, and Ruby');
     }
 }
+exports.printPathFiltersWarning = printPathFiltersWarning;
 /**
  * Possibly convert this error into a UserError in order to avoid
  * counting this error towards our internal error budget.
diff --git a/lib/init.js.map b/lib/init.js.map
index 4ff86236d3..fbacdec621 100644
--- a/lib/init.js.map
+++ b/lib/init.js.map
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diff --git a/lib/init.test.js b/lib/init.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..283e1c4b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/init.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"use strict";
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const ava_1 = __importDefault(require("ava"));
+const init_1 = require("./init");
+const languages_1 = require("./languages");
+const testing_utils_1 = require("./testing-utils");
+(0, testing_utils_1.setupTests)(ava_1.default);
+(0, ava_1.default)("printPathFiltersWarning does not trigger when 'paths' and 'paths-ignore' are undefined", async (t) => {
+    const messages = [];
+    (0, init_1.printPathFiltersWarning)({
+        languages: [languages_1.Language.cpp],
+        originalUserInput: {},
+    }, (0, testing_utils_1.getRecordingLogger)(messages));
+    t.is(messages.length, 0);
+});
+(0, ava_1.default)("printPathFiltersWarning does not trigger when 'paths' and 'paths-ignore' are empty", async (t) => {
+    const messages = [];
+    (0, init_1.printPathFiltersWarning)({
+        languages: [languages_1.Language.cpp],
+        originalUserInput: { paths: [], "paths-ignore": [] },
+    }, (0, testing_utils_1.getRecordingLogger)(messages));
+    t.is(messages.length, 0);
+});
+//# sourceMappingURL=init.test.js.map
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diff --git a/lib/init.test.js.map b/lib/init.test.js.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..271fa9d90b
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/src/init.test.ts b/src/init.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bef8162ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/init.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import test from "ava";
+
+import { Config } from "./config-utils";
+import { printPathFiltersWarning } from "./init";
+import { Language } from "./languages";
+import { LoggedMessage, getRecordingLogger, setupTests } from "./testing-utils";
+
+setupTests(test);
+
+test("printPathFiltersWarning does not trigger when 'paths' and 'paths-ignore' are undefined", async (t) => {
+  const messages: LoggedMessage[] = [];
+  printPathFiltersWarning(
+    {
+      languages: [Language.cpp],
+      originalUserInput: {},
+    } as Partial<Config> as Config,
+    getRecordingLogger(messages),
+  );
+  t.is(messages.length, 0);
+});
+
+test("printPathFiltersWarning does not trigger when 'paths' and 'paths-ignore' are empty", async (t) => {
+  const messages: LoggedMessage[] = [];
+  printPathFiltersWarning(
+    {
+      languages: [Language.cpp],
+      originalUserInput: { paths: [], "paths-ignore": [] },
+    } as Partial<Config> as Config,
+    getRecordingLogger(messages),
+  );
+  t.is(messages.length, 0);
+});
diff --git a/src/init.ts b/src/init.ts
index ba753aff60..09592f2293 100644
--- a/src/init.ts
+++ b/src/init.ts
@@ -127,12 +127,15 @@ export async function runInit(
   return await getCombinedTracerConfig(config);
 }
 
-function printPathFiltersWarning(config: configUtils.Config, logger: Logger) {
+export function printPathFiltersWarning(
+  config: configUtils.Config,
+  logger: Logger,
+) {
   // Index include/exclude/filters only work in javascript/python/ruby.
   // If any other languages are detected/configured then show a warning.
   if (
-    (config.originalUserInput.paths?.length !== 0 ||
-      config.originalUserInput["paths-ignore"]?.length !== 0) &&
+    (config.originalUserInput.paths?.length ||
+      config.originalUserInput["paths-ignore"]?.length) &&
     !config.languages.every(isScannedLanguage)
   ) {
     logger.warning(