diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/new-quotes.js b/backend/api/controllers/new-quotes.js
index 552bd49d0..0223eeaf8 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/new-quotes.js
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/new-quotes.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class NewQuotesController {
     try {
       let { uid } = req.decodedToken;
       let { text, source, language } = req.body;
-      if (text === "" || source === "") {
+      if (!text || !source || !language) {
         throw new MonkeyError(400, "Please fill all the fields");
       }
       let data = await NewQuotesDAO.add(text, source, language, uid);