diff --git a/airflow/utils/db.py b/airflow/utils/db.py
index 7995c1a802d6..41e4e411e0b1 100644
--- a/airflow/utils/db.py
+++ b/airflow/utils/db.py
@@ -1557,7 +1557,9 @@ def __setstate__(self, state: Any) -> None:
         self._session = get_current_task_instance_session()
 
     def __bool__(self) -> bool:
-        return check_query_exists(self._select_asc, session=self._session)
+        if check := check_query_exists(self._select_asc, session=self._session) is not None:
+            return check
+        return False
 
     def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, collections.abc.Sequence):