diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7054c05..373e224 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "sergeant"
-version = "0.26.0"
+version = "0.27.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://github.com/Intsights/sergeant"
 repository = "https://github.com/Intsights/sergeant"
diff --git a/sergeant/connector/local.py b/sergeant/connector/local.py
index 6181ec3..11301c7 100644
--- a/sergeant/connector/local.py
+++ b/sergeant/connector/local.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def queue_push(
         priority: str = 'NORMAL',
         consumable_from: typing.Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> bool:
-        if consumable_from is not None:
+        if consumable_from:
             priority_value = consumable_from
         elif priority == 'HIGH':
             priority_value = 0.0
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def queue_push_bulk(
         priority: str = 'NORMAL',
         consumable_from: typing.Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> bool:
-        if consumable_from is not None:
+        if consumable_from:
             priority_value = consumable_from
         elif priority == 'HIGH':
             priority_value = 0.0
diff --git a/sergeant/connector/mongo.py b/sergeant/connector/mongo.py
index 2862ffc..2daa41c 100644
--- a/sergeant/connector/mongo.py
+++ b/sergeant/connector/mongo.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def queue_push(
         priority: str = 'NORMAL',
         consumable_from: typing.Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> bool:
-        if consumable_from is not None:
+        if consumable_from:
             priority_value = consumable_from
         elif priority == 'HIGH':
             priority_value = 0.0
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def queue_push_bulk(
         priority: str = 'NORMAL',
         consumable_from: typing.Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> bool:
-        if consumable_from is not None:
+        if consumable_from:
             priority_value = consumable_from
         elif priority == 'HIGH':
             priority_value = 0.0
diff --git a/sergeant/connector/redis.py b/sergeant/connector/redis.py
index 426d120..4f8cd95 100644
--- a/sergeant/connector/redis.py
+++ b/sergeant/connector/redis.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def queue_push(
         priority: str = 'NORMAL',
         consumable_from: typing.Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> bool:
-        if consumable_from is None:
+        if not consumable_from:
             if priority == 'HIGH':
                 return self.next_connection.lpush(queue_name, item) > 0
             else:
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def queue_push_bulk(
         priority: str = 'NORMAL',
         consumable_from: typing.Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> bool:
-        if consumable_from is None:
+        if not consumable_from:
             if priority == 'HIGH':
                 return self.next_connection.lpush(queue_name, *items) > 0
             else: