diff --git a/telethon/client/uploads.py b/telethon/client/uploads.py
index 45d2d786..82437b5f 100644
--- a/telethon/client/uploads.py
+++ b/telethon/client/uploads.py
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class UploadMethods:
 
             return result
 
-        if formatting_entities is not None:
+        if formatting_entities:
             msg_entities = formatting_entities
         else:
             caption, msg_entities =\