diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
index 139356c0..ccf4a979 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class StreamHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
     protected function write(array $record)
     {
         if (!is_resource($this->stream)) {
-            if (!$this->url) {
+            if (null === $this->url || '' === $this->url) {
                 throw new \LogicException('Missing stream url, the stream can not be opened. This may be caused by a premature call to close().');
             }
             $this->createDir();