diff --git a/includes/create-theme/theme-readme.php b/includes/create-theme/theme-readme.php
index 6c3136c9..be428bbc 100644
--- a/includes/create-theme/theme-readme.php
+++ b/includes/create-theme/theme-readme.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public static function create( $theme ) {
 		$author_uri           = $theme['author_uri'] ?? '';
 		$copy_year            = $theme['copyright_year'] ?? gmdate( 'Y' );
 		$wp_version           = $theme['wp_version'] ?? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
-		$requires_wp          = $theme['requires_wp'] ?? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
+		$requires_wp          = ( '' === $theme['requires_wp'] ) ? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version() : $theme['requires_wp'];
 		$required_php_version = $theme['required_php_version'] ?? '5.7';
 		$license              = $theme['license'] ?? 'GPLv2 or later';
 		$license_uri          = $theme['license_uri'] ?? 'http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html';
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public static function update( $theme, $readme_content = '' ) {
 		$description         = $theme['description'] ?? '';
 		$author              = $theme['author'] ?? '';
 		$wp_version          = $theme['wp_version'] ?? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
-		$requires_wp         = $theme['requires_wp'] ?? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
+		$requires_wp         = ( '' === $theme['requires_wp'] ) ? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version() : $theme['requires_wp'];
 		$image_credits       = $theme['image_credits'] ?? '';
 		$recommended_plugins = $theme['recommended_plugins'] ?? '';
 		$font_credits        = $theme['font_credits'] ?? '';
diff --git a/includes/create-theme/theme-styles.php b/includes/create-theme/theme-styles.php
index 3bd70e4c..e1fb4cb7 100644
--- a/includes/create-theme/theme-styles.php
+++ b/includes/create-theme/theme-styles.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public static function update_style_css( $style_css, $theme ) {
 		$author        = stripslashes( $theme['author'] );
 		$author_uri    = $theme['author_uri'];
 		$wp_version    = CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
-		$requires_wp   = $theme['requires_wp'] ?? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
+		$requires_wp   = ( '' === $theme['requires_wp'] ) ? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version() : $theme['requires_wp'];
 		$version       = $theme['version'];
 		$requires_php  = $current_theme->get( 'RequiresPHP' );
 		$text_domain   = $theme['slug'];
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public static function build_style_css( $theme ) {
 		$uri         = $theme['uri'];
 		$author      = stripslashes( $theme['author'] );
 		$author_uri  = $theme['author_uri'];
-		$requires_wp = $theme['requires_wp'] ?? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
+		$requires_wp = ( '' === $theme['requires_wp'] ) ? CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version() : $theme['requires_wp'];
 		$wp_version  = CBT_Theme_Utils::get_current_wordpress_version();
 		$text_domain = sanitize_title( $name );
 		if ( isset( $theme['template'] ) ) {
diff --git a/tests/CbtThemeReadme/update.php b/tests/CbtThemeReadme/update.php
index d6ca9012..6144f47e 100644
--- a/tests/CbtThemeReadme/update.php
+++ b/tests/CbtThemeReadme/update.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public function data_test_update() {
 					'description'         => 'New theme description',
 					'author'              => 'New theme author',
 					'wp_version'          => '12.12',
+					'requires_wp'         => '',
 					'image_credits'       => 'New image credits',
 					'recommended_plugins' => 'New recommended plugins',
 					'font_credits'        => 'Example font credits text',
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public function data_test_update() {
 					'description'         => 'New theme description',
 					'author'              => 'New theme author',
 					'wp_version'          => '12.12',
+					'requires_wp'         => '',
 					'image_credits'       => 'New image credits',
 					'recommended_plugins' => 'New recommended plugins',
 				),
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ public function data_test_update() {
 					'description'         => 'New theme description',
 					'author'              => 'New theme author',
 					'wp_version'          => '12.12',
+					'requires_wp'         => '',
 					'image_credits'       => "New image credits \r\n New image credits 2",
 					'recommended_plugins' => "Plugin1 \r\n Plugin2 \r\n Plugin3",
 					'font_credits'        => "Font1 \r\n Font2 \r\n Font3",