diff --git a/src/config/laravel-logger.php b/src/config/laravel-logger.php
index 9b37ff9..7edf52e 100644
--- a/src/config/laravel-logger.php
+++ b/src/config/laravel-logger.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     */
 
     'loggerMiddlewareEnabled'   => env('LARAVEL_LOGGER_MIDDLEWARE_ENABLED', true),
-    'loggerMiddlewareExcept'    => array_filter(explode(',', trim((string) env('LARAVEL_LOGGER_MIDDLEWARE_EXCEPT') ?? ''))),
+    'loggerMiddlewareExcept'    => array_filter(explode(',', trim((string) env('LARAVEL_LOGGER_MIDDLEWARE_EXCEPT', '')))),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------