diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/typescript-angular/api.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/typescript-angular/api.mustache
index 427479cf675..4d2660e82dc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/typescript-angular/api.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/typescript-angular/api.mustache
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace {{package}} {
         static $inject: string[] = ['$http', '$httpParamSerializer'];
 
         constructor(protected $http: ng.IHttpService, protected $httpParamSerializer?: (d: any) => any, basePath?: string) {
-            if (basePath) {
+            if (basePath !== undefined) {
                 this.basePath = basePath;
             }
         }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/PetApi.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/PetApi.ts
index 62492c17d80..c68ffcad88d 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/PetApi.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/PetApi.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace API.Client {
         static $inject: string[] = ['$http', '$httpParamSerializer'];
 
         constructor(protected $http: ng.IHttpService, protected $httpParamSerializer?: (d: any) => any, basePath?: string) {
-            if (basePath) {
+            if (basePath !== undefined) {
                 this.basePath = basePath;
             }
         }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/StoreApi.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/StoreApi.ts
index 976ee7acd48..0b775139936 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/StoreApi.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/StoreApi.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace API.Client {
         static $inject: string[] = ['$http', '$httpParamSerializer'];
 
         constructor(protected $http: ng.IHttpService, protected $httpParamSerializer?: (d: any) => any, basePath?: string) {
-            if (basePath) {
+            if (basePath !== undefined) {
                 this.basePath = basePath;
             }
         }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/UserApi.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/UserApi.ts
index 79f6326b99c..a593f28b0e1 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/UserApi.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-angular/API/Client/UserApi.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace API.Client {
         static $inject: string[] = ['$http', '$httpParamSerializer'];
 
         constructor(protected $http: ng.IHttpService, protected $httpParamSerializer?: (d: any) => any, basePath?: string) {
-            if (basePath) {
+            if (basePath !== undefined) {
                 this.basePath = basePath;
             }
         }