diff --git a/api/menu/menus.cfm b/api/menu/menus.cfm
index 9b72c00..35d1eaa 100644
--- a/api/menu/menus.cfm
+++ b/api/menu/menus.cfm
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ try {
             menuName = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuName") ? trim(requestData.MenuName) : "";
             menuDescription = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuDescription") ? trim(requestData.MenuDescription) : "";
             menuDaysActive = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuDaysActive") ? val(requestData.MenuDaysActive) : 127;
-            menuStartTime = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuStartTime") && len(trim(requestData.MenuStartTime)) ? trim(requestData.MenuStartTime) : javaCast("null", "");
-            menuEndTime = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuEndTime") && len(trim(requestData.MenuEndTime)) ? trim(requestData.MenuEndTime) : javaCast("null", "");
+            menuStartTime = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuStartTime") && len(trim(requestData.MenuStartTime)) ? trim(requestData.MenuStartTime) : "";
+            menuEndTime = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuEndTime") && len(trim(requestData.MenuEndTime)) ? trim(requestData.MenuEndTime) : "";
             menuSortOrder = structKeyExists(requestData, "MenuSortOrder") ? val(requestData.MenuSortOrder) : 0;
 
             if (len(menuName) == 0) {
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ try {
                     menuName: { value: menuName, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_varchar" },
                     menuDescription: { value: menuDescription, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_varchar" },
                     menuDaysActive: { value: menuDaysActive, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_integer" },
-                    menuStartTime: { value: menuStartTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: isNull(menuStartTime) },
-                    menuEndTime: { value: menuEndTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: isNull(menuEndTime) },
+                    menuStartTime: { value: menuStartTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: !len(menuStartTime) },
+                    menuEndTime: { value: menuEndTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: !len(menuEndTime) },
                     menuSortOrder: { value: menuSortOrder, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_integer" }
                 }, { datasource: "payfrit" });
 
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ try {
                     menuName: { value: menuName, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_varchar" },
                     menuDescription: { value: menuDescription, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_varchar" },
                     menuDaysActive: { value: menuDaysActive, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_integer" },
-                    menuStartTime: { value: menuStartTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: isNull(menuStartTime) },
-                    menuEndTime: { value: menuEndTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: isNull(menuEndTime) },
+                    menuStartTime: { value: menuStartTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: !len(menuStartTime) },
+                    menuEndTime: { value: menuEndTime, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_time", null: !len(menuEndTime) },
                     menuSortOrder: { value: menuSortOrder, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_integer" }
                 }, { datasource: "payfrit" });