diff --git a/pyrogram/handlers/handler.py b/pyrogram/handlers/handler.py
index d4d41ea5..1f3d2af6 100644
--- a/pyrogram/handlers/handler.py
+++ b/pyrogram/handlers/handler.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Handler:
         self.filters = filters
 
     async def check(self, client: "pyrogram.Client", update: Update):
-        if self.filters:
+        if callable(self.filters):
             if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(self.filters.__call__):
                 return await self.filters(client, update)
             else: