diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index d776f0d..4000173 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -1522,10 +1522,10 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 		// Before going any further, we need to check that the user
 		// has provided an username and password within the DSN.
 		// We are not allowed to continue.
-		if len(authUser) <= 0 {
+		if len(authUser) == 0 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Missing '_auth_user' while user authentication was requested with '_auth'")
 		}
-		if len(authPass) <= 0 {
+		if len(authPass) == 0 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Missing '_auth_pass' while user authentication was requested with '_auth'")
 		}