diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 2799ceecb5..f1c77d40eb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def html_title
     safe_join(
       [content_for(:page_title).to_s.chomp, title]
-      .select(&:present?),
+      .compact_blank,
       ' - '
     )
   end