diff --git a/app/views/notes.py b/app/views/notes.py
index 6483c51021..d6a77c614d 100644
--- a/app/views/notes.py
+++ b/app/views/notes.py
@@ -498,8 +498,10 @@ def ue_sharing_code():
     hide_ue_id = request.args.get("hide_ue_id")
     return sco_edit_ue.ue_sharing_code(
         ue_code=ue_code,
-        ue_id=None if ue_id is None else int(ue_id),
-        hide_ue_id=None if hide_ue_id is None else int(hide_ue_id),
+        ue_id=None if ((ue_id is None) or ue_id == "") else int(ue_id),
+        hide_ue_id=None
+        if ((hide_ue_id is None) or hide_ue_id == "")
+        else int(hide_ue_id),
     )