diff --git a/packages/strapi-hook-knex/lib/index.js b/packages/strapi-hook-knex/lib/index.js
index 8ac4877be1..4fca4e6398 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-hook-knex/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-hook-knex/lib/index.js
@@ -91,25 +91,25 @@ module.exports = strapi => {
             password: _.get(connection.settings, 'password'),
             database: _.get(connection.settings, 'database'),
             charset: _.get(connection.settings, 'charset'),
-            schema: _.get(connection.settings, 'schema') || 'public',
+            schema: _.get(connection.settings, 'schema', 'public'),
             port: _.get(connection.settings, 'port'),
             socket: _.get(connection.settings, 'socketPath'),
-            ssl: _.get(connection.settings, 'ssl') || false,
-            timezone: _.get(connection.settings, 'timezone') || 'utc',
+            ssl: _.get(connection.settings, 'ssl', false),
+            timezone: _.get(connection.settings, 'timezone', 'utc'),
           },
-          debug: _.get(connection.options, 'debug') || false,
+          debug: _.get(connection.options, 'debug', false),
           acquireConnectionTimeout: _.get(connection.options, 'acquireConnectionTimeout'),
           migrations: _.get(connection.options, 'migrations')
         }, strapi.config.hook.settings.knex);
 
         options.pool = {
-          min: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.min') || 0,
-          max: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.max') || 10,
-          acquireTimeoutMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.acquireTimeoutMillis') || 2000,
-          createTimeoutMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.createTimeoutMillis') || 2000,
-          idleTimeoutMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.idleTimeoutMillis') || 30000,
-          reapIntervalMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.reapIntervalMillis') || 1000,
-          createRetryIntervalMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.createRetryIntervalMillis') || 200,
+          min: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.min', 0),
+          max: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.max', 10),
+          acquireTimeoutMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.acquireTimeoutMillis', 2000),
+          createTimeoutMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.createTimeoutMillis', 2000),
+          idleTimeoutMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.idleTimeoutMillis', 30000),
+          reapIntervalMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.reapIntervalMillis', 1000),
+          createRetryIntervalMillis: _.get(connection.options, 'pool.createRetryIntervalMillis', 200),
         };
 
         if (options.client === 'pg') {