diff --git a/CHANGELIST.md b/CHANGELIST.md
index 84baa3f7..7f41b15e 100644
--- a/CHANGELIST.md
+++ b/CHANGELIST.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Fix CleanRip test access
 - Add tests around XBC helpers
 - Fix failing XBC test
+- Perform better path emptiness checks
 
 ### 3.2.4 (2024-11-24)
 
diff --git a/MPF.Processors/Aaru.cs b/MPF.Processors/Aaru.cs
index ab863491..737e43bb 100644
--- a/MPF.Processors/Aaru.cs
+++ b/MPF.Processors/Aaru.cs
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
         private static CICMMetadataType? GenerateSidecar(string cicmSidecar)
         {
             // If the file doesn't exist, we can't get info from it
-            if (!File.Exists(cicmSidecar))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cicmSidecar) || !File.Exists(cicmSidecar))
                 return null;
 
             // Open and read in the XML file
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
         private static long GetErrorCount(string resume)
         {
             // If the file doesn't exist, we can't get info from it
-            if (!File.Exists(resume))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resume) || !File.Exists(resume))
                 return -1;
 
             // Get a total error count for after
diff --git a/MPF.Processors/CleanRip.cs b/MPF.Processors/CleanRip.cs
index ec8a793c..558b8bc5 100644
--- a/MPF.Processors/CleanRip.cs
+++ b/MPF.Processors/CleanRip.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
         internal static Datafile? GenerateCleanripDatafile(string iso, string dumpinfo)
         {
             // Get the size from the ISO, if possible
-            long size = iso.Length > 0 && File.Exists(iso)
+            long size = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(iso) && File.Exists(iso)
                 ? new FileInfo(iso).Length
                 : -1;
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
             try
             {
                 // Make sure this file is a dumpinfo
-                if (dumpinfo.Length > 0 && File.Exists(dumpinfo))
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dumpinfo) && File.Exists(dumpinfo))
                 {
                     using var sr = File.OpenText(dumpinfo);
                     if (sr.ReadLine()?.Contains("--File Generated by CleanRip") != true)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
         internal static string? GetBCA(string bcaPath)
         {
             // If the file doesn't exist, we can't get the info
-            if (!File.Exists(bcaPath))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(bcaPath) || !File.Exists(bcaPath))
                 return null;
 
             try
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
             region = null; version = null; name = null; serial = null;
 
             // If the file doesn't exist, we can't get info from it
-            if (!File.Exists(dumpinfo))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(dumpinfo) || !File.Exists(dumpinfo))
                 return false;
 
             try
diff --git a/MPF.Processors/UmdImageCreator.cs b/MPF.Processors/UmdImageCreator.cs
index 9cd8d521..360e9b2e 100644
--- a/MPF.Processors/UmdImageCreator.cs
+++ b/MPF.Processors/UmdImageCreator.cs
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="mainInfo">_mainInfo.txt file location</param>
         /// <returns>Newline-deliminated PVD if possible, null on error</returns>
-        private static string? GetPVD(string mainInfo)
+        internal static string? GetPVD(string mainInfo)
         {
             // If the file doesn't exist, we can't get info from it
-            if (!File.Exists(mainInfo))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(mainInfo) || !File.Exists(mainInfo))
                 return null;
 
             try
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
                 while (sr.ReadLine()?.StartsWith("0310") == false) ;
 
                 // Now that we're at the PVD, read each line in and concatenate
-                string pvd = "";
+                string pvd = string.Empty;
                 for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
                     pvd += sr.ReadLine() + "\n"; // 320-370
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MPF.Processors
             size = -1;
 
             // If the file doesn't exist, we can't get info from it
-            if (!File.Exists(disc))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(disc) || !File.Exists(disc))
                 return false;
 
             try