diff --git a/src/Caching/Storages/FileStorage.php b/src/Caching/Storages/FileStorage.php
index 48a832e2..472daf0d 100644
--- a/src/Caching/Storages/FileStorage.php
+++ b/src/Caching/Storages/FileStorage.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ private function verify(array $meta): bool
 			if (!empty($meta[self::META_ITEMS])) {
 				foreach ($meta[self::META_ITEMS] as $depFile => $time) {
 					$m = $this->readMetaAndLock($depFile, LOCK_SH);
-					if ($m[self::META_TIME] !== $time || ($m && !$this->verify($m))) {
+					if (!$m || $m[self::META_TIME] !== $time || !$this->verify($m)) {
 						break 2;
 					}
 				}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public function write(string $key, $data, array $dp): void
 			foreach ($dp[Cache::ITEMS] as $item) {
 				$depFile = $this->getCacheFile($item);
 				$m = $this->readMetaAndLock($depFile, LOCK_SH);
-				$meta[self::META_ITEMS][$depFile] = $m[self::META_TIME]; // may be null
+				$meta[self::META_ITEMS][$depFile] = $m[self::META_TIME] ?? null; // may be null
 				unset($m);
 			}
 		}