diff --git a/lib/utils.php b/lib/utils.php
index 955d8e8..89706d3 100644
--- a/lib/utils.php
+++ b/lib/utils.php
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ function add_filters($tags, $function) {
 
 function is_element_empty($element) {
   $element = trim($element);
-  return empty($element);
+  return !empty($element);
 }