diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
index b21ba0ebc..d150bdb15 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ async def custom_component_update(
             load_from_db_fields = [
                 field_name
                 for field_name, field_dict in template.items()
-                if isinstance(field_dict, dict) and field_dict.get("load_from_db")
+                if isinstance(field_dict, dict) and field_dict.get("load_from_db") and field_dict.get("value")
             ]
             params = await update_params_with_load_from_db_fields(cc_instance, params, load_from_db_fields)
             cc_instance.set_attributes(params)
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
index 4929d9756..daf44c663 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async def update_params_with_load_from_db_fields(
     fallback_to_env_vars=False,
 ):
     for field in load_from_db_fields:
-        if field not in params:
+        if field not in params or not params[field]:
             continue
 
         try: