diff --git a/components/infobox/commons/infobox_league.lua b/components/infobox/commons/infobox_league.lua
index 33673f71f93..44d45e38ca7 100644
--- a/components/infobox/commons/infobox_league.lua
+++ b/components/infobox/commons/infobox_league.lua
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ function League:_definePageVariables(args)
 
 	Variables.varDefine('tournament_liquipediatier', self.data.liquipediatier)
 	Variables.varDefine('tournament_liquipediatiertype', self.data.liquipediatiertype)
-	Variables.varDefine('tournament_publishertier', tostring(self.data.publishertier))
+	Variables.varDefine('tournament_publishertier', tostring(self.data.publishertier or ''))
 
 	Variables.varDefine('tournament_type', args.type)
 	Variables.varDefine('tournament_mode', self.data.mode)
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ function League:_setLpdbData(args, links)
 		prizepool = self.data.prizepoolUsd,
 		liquipediatier = self.data.liquipediatier,
 		liquipediatiertype = self.data.liquipediatiertype,
-		publishertier = tostring(self.data.publishertier),
+		publishertier = tostring(self.data.publishertier or ''),
 		participantsnumber = tonumber(args.participants_number)
 			or tonumber(args.team_number)
 			or tonumber(args.player_number)
diff --git a/spec/prize_pool_spec.lua b/spec/prize_pool_spec.lua
index f1cf9bd0c2a..9b5b4ac7ef6 100644
--- a/spec/prize_pool_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/prize_pool_spec.lua
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ describe('prize pool', function()
 				players = '{"p1":"Rathoz","p1dn":"Rathoz","p1flag":"Sweden"}', -- Legacy
 				prizemoney = 970.97276906869001323,
 				prizepoolindex = 1,
-				publishertier = 'false',
 				series = 'Test Series',
 				shortname = 'Test Tourney',
 				startdate = '2022-10-13',
diff --git a/spec/team_card_storage_spec.lua b/spec/team_card_storage_spec.lua
index 296cb0f9b50..23630918cd6 100644
--- a/spec/team_card_storage_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/team_card_storage_spec.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ describe('Team Card Storage', function()
 			imagedark = args.imagedark1,
 			mode = 'team',
 			participant = 'Team Liquid',
-			publishertier = 'false',
 			icon = tournamentData.icon,
 			icondark = tournamentData.icondark,
 			game = string.lower(tournamentData.game),