diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
index 224f4cf6c..50b9b09d3 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
@@ -175,14 +175,16 @@ async function loadThemePlugin () {
                         // update themeContext header image
                         themeContext.header.image = result[0]
                     }
+                } else if (themePlugin.header.image === false) {
+                    themeContext.header.image = false
                 }
                 // if the plugin has a title
-                if (themePlugin.header.title) {
-                    themeContext.header.title = themePlugin.header.title || themeContext.header.title
+                if (themePlugin.header.hasOwnProperty('title')) {
+                    themeContext.header.title = themePlugin.header.title
                 }
                 // if the plugin has a header url
-                if (themePlugin.header.url) {
-                    themeContext.header.url = themePlugin.header.url || themeContext.header.url
+                if (themePlugin.header.hasOwnProperty('url')) {
+                    themeContext.header.url = themePlugin.header.url
                 }
             }