diff --git a/src/wanijo/instance/view.clj b/src/wanijo/instance/view.clj
index f8a637b..5094396 100644
--- a/src/wanijo/instance/view.clj
+++ b/src/wanijo/instance/view.clj
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
          " | "
          [:a {:href (path :instance-edit-form instance)}
           "Edit Instance"]]]
-    (when-not (empty? (:properties instance))
+    (when (seq (:properties instance))
       [:section.properties
        [:h2 "Properties"]
        (for [prop (:properties instance)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                [:div {:class (str "instance-content "
                                   "attr-type-" type)}
                 (render-fn (:value prop))]))])
-    (when-not (empty? (:links-out instance))
+    (when (seq (:links-out instance))
       [:section.links
        [:h2 "Outgoing Links"]
        [:table
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
                                   {:schema-uuid (:uuid schema)})}
                   (h (:name schema))]]
             [:td (prettify-dt (:created_at link))]])]]])
-    (when (or (not (empty? (:links-out instance)))
-               (not (empty? (:links-in instance))))
+    (when (or (seq (:links-out instance))
+              (seq (:links-in instance)))
       [:section.visualisation
        [:h2 "Visualisation"]
        [:image {:src (path :instance-link-viz instance)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     (hform/form-to [:delete (path :instance-delete instance)]
                    (anti-forgery-field)
                    (view/delete-btn))
-    (when-not (empty? (:links-out instance))
+    (when (seq (:links-out instance))
       [:section.links
        [:h2 "Outgoing Links"]
        [:table