diff --git a/src/applications/pholio/controller/PholioImageUploadController.php b/src/applications/pholio/controller/PholioImageUploadController.php
--- a/src/applications/pholio/controller/PholioImageUploadController.php
+++ b/src/applications/pholio/controller/PholioImageUploadController.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       return new Aphront404Response();
     }
 
-    if (!strlen($title)) {
+    if (!phutil_nonempty_string($title)) {
       $title = $file->getName();
     }