diff --git a/internal/app/xhttp/pkg/context/context.go b/internal/app/xhttp/pkg/context/context.go
index cf49d205..25047b16 100644
--- a/internal/app/xhttp/pkg/context/context.go
+++ b/internal/app/xhttp/pkg/context/context.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package context
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -124,6 +125,12 @@ func (ctx *Context) WithResource(directoryName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// HasResource returns true if the Context
+// has a resource.Resource.
+func (ctx Context) HasResource() bool {
+	return !reflect.DeepEqual(ctx.resource, resource.Resource{})
+}
+
 /*
 MustResource returns the resource.Resource
 associated with the Context.
@@ -138,12 +145,6 @@ func (ctx Context) MustResource() resource.Resource {
 	return ctx.resource
 }
 
-// HasResource returns true if the Context
-// has a resource.Resource.
-func (ctx Context) HasResource() bool {
-	return &ctx.resource != nil
-}
-
 /*
 LogRequestResult logs the result of a request.
 This method should only be used by a middleware!