diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs b/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs
index 4b655ecfa..e079d5622 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Putty
 
         public override string[] GetSessionNames(bool raw = false)
         {
-            if (PuttySessionsKey == null) return null;
-
             var sessionsKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(PuttySessionsKey);
-            if (sessionsKey == null) return new string[] { };
+            if (sessionsKey == null) return Array.Empty<string>();
 
             var sessionNames = new List<string>();
             foreach (var sessionName in sessionsKey.GetSubKeyNames())