diff --git a/src/alerts/alerts_utils.rs b/src/alerts/alerts_utils.rs
index 8865c83ff..3b46375d3 100644
--- a/src/alerts/alerts_utils.rs
+++ b/src/alerts/alerts_utils.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,11 @@ pub fn get_filter_string(where_clause: &Conditions) -> Result<String, String> {
             LogicalOperator::And => {
                 let mut exprs = vec![];
                 for condition in &where_clause.condition_config {
-                    if let Some(value) = &condition.value {
+                    if condition
+                        .value
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .is_some_and(|v| !v.trim().is_empty())
+                    {
                         // ad-hoc error check in case value is some and operator is either `is null` or `is not null`
                         if condition.operator.eq(&WhereConfigOperator::IsNull)
                             || condition.operator.eq(&WhereConfigOperator::IsNotNull)
@@ -355,7 +359,9 @@ pub fn get_filter_string(where_clause: &Conditions) -> Result<String, String> {
                             return Err("value must be null when operator is either `is null` or `is not null`"
                                 .into());
                         }
-                        let value = NumberOrString::from_string(value.to_owned());
+                        let value = NumberOrString::from_string(
+                            condition.value.as_ref().unwrap().to_owned(),
+                        );
                         match value {
                             NumberOrString::Number(val) => exprs.push(format!(
                                 "\"{}\" {} {}",
@@ -387,7 +393,8 @@ fn match_alert_operator(expr: &ConditionConfig) -> Expr {
     // the form accepts value as a string
     // if it can be parsed as a number, then parse it
     // else keep it as a string
-    if let Some(value) = &expr.value {
+    if expr.value.as_ref().is_some_and(|v| !v.trim().is_empty()) {
+        let value = expr.value.as_ref().unwrap();
         let value = NumberOrString::from_string(value.clone());
 
         // for maintaining column case
diff --git a/src/alerts/mod.rs b/src/alerts/mod.rs
index af1af9387..814d1bb4b 100644
--- a/src/alerts/mod.rs
+++ b/src/alerts/mod.rs
@@ -343,14 +343,24 @@ impl Conditions {
                 LogicalOperator::And | LogicalOperator::Or => {
                     let expr1 = &self.condition_config[0];
                     let expr2 = &self.condition_config[1];
-                    let expr1_msg = if let Some(val) = &expr1.value {
-                        format!("{} {} {}", expr1.column, expr1.operator, val)
+                    let expr1_msg = if expr1.value.as_ref().is_some_and(|v| !v.trim().is_empty()) {
+                        format!(
+                            "{} {} {}",
+                            expr1.column,
+                            expr1.operator,
+                            expr1.value.as_ref().unwrap()
+                        )
                     } else {
                         format!("{} {}", expr1.column, expr1.operator)
                     };
 
-                    let expr2_msg = if let Some(val) = &expr2.value {
-                        format!("{} {} {}", expr2.column, expr2.operator, val)
+                    let expr2_msg = if expr2.value.as_ref().is_some_and(|v| !v.trim().is_empty()) {
+                        format!(
+                            "{} {} {}",
+                            expr2.column,
+                            expr2.operator,
+                            expr2.value.as_ref().unwrap()
+                        )
                     } else {
                         format!("{} {}", expr2.column, expr2.operator)
                     };
@@ -661,7 +671,12 @@ impl AlertConfig {
                     WhereConfigOperator::IsNull | WhereConfigOperator::IsNotNull
                 );
 
-                if needs_no_value && condition.value.is_some() {
+                if needs_no_value
+                    && condition
+                        .value
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .is_some_and(|v| !v.trim().is_empty())
+                {
                     return Err(AlertError::CustomError(
                         "value must be null when operator is either `is null` or `is not null`"
                             .into(),