diff --git a/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Destination.php b/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Destination.php
index 0a77bd799..71f176cd8 100644
--- a/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Destination.php
+++ b/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Destination.php
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ protected function getResourceConfig()
         $config['database']['password'] = !empty($destination[$destinationType]['password'])
             ? $destination[$destinationType]['password']
             : '';
-        $config['database']['initStatements'] = !empty($this->configReader->getOption('init_statements_destination'))
-            ? $this->configReader->getOption('init_statements_destination')
-            : '';
+        $initStatements = $this->configReader->getOption('init_statements_destination');
+        if (!empty($initStatements)) {
+            $config['database']['initStatements'] = $initStatements;
+        }
         $editionMigrate = $this->configReader->getOption('edition_migrate');
         if (in_array($editionMigrate, [Config::EDITION_MIGRATE_CE_TO_EE, Config::EDITION_MIGRATE_EE_TO_EE])) {
             $config['init_select_parts'] = ['disable_staging_preview' => true];
diff --git a/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Source.php b/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Source.php
index 024a7ed6c..5dd5756a2 100644
--- a/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Source.php
+++ b/src/Migration/ResourceModel/Source.php
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ protected function getResourceConfig()
         $config['database']['password'] = !empty($source[$sourceType]['password'])
             ? $source[$sourceType]['password']
             : '';
+        $initStatements = $this->configReader->getOption('init_statements_source');
+        if (!empty($initStatements)) {
+            $config['database']['initStatements'] = $initStatements;
+        }
         $editionMigrate = $this->configReader->getOption('edition_migrate');
-        $config['database']['initStatements'] = !empty($this->configReader->getOption('init_statements_source'))
-            ? $this->configReader->getOption('init_statements_source')
-            : '';
         if (in_array($editionMigrate, [Config::EDITION_MIGRATE_CE_TO_EE, Config::EDITION_MIGRATE_EE_TO_EE])) {
             $config['init_select_parts'] = ['disable_staging_preview' => true];
         }