diff --git a/plt/handleTriggerExecutionResult.inc.php b/plt/handleTriggerExecutionResult.inc.php
index 0ea3917..063b4f1 100644
--- a/plt/handleTriggerExecutionResult.inc.php
+++ b/plt/handleTriggerExecutionResult.inc.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function handleTriggerExecutionResult($result, $stdout, $stderr, $originalRow, $
         }
 
         // Check if the new data differs from the original data
-        if ($newRowValue !== $originalRow) {
+        if (json_encode($newRowValue) !== json_encode($originalRow)) {
             // Update the database row accordingly
             updateDatabaseRow($tableName, $originalRow, $newRowValue);
         }
diff --git a/plt/index.php b/plt/index.php
index ac60f3d..e29bf9a 100755
--- a/plt/index.php
+++ b/plt/index.php
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ function runJavascriptCodeTrigger($functionName, $activeTable, $row) {
  */
 
 function updateDatabaseRow($tableName, $originalRow, $newRowValue) {
+    if (empty($originalRow) || empty($newRowValue)) return;
     $pkColsName = getTblPrimaryKeyColName($tableName);
     $pkColsValues = array_map(fn($cName) => $originalRow[$cName], $pkColsName);