diff --git a/ic-os/components/misc/config/setupos/config.sh b/ic-os/components/misc/config/setupos/config.sh
index b72e869f5de..630b5ab8ff5 100644
--- a/ic-os/components/misc/config/setupos/config.sh
+++ b/ic-os/components/misc/config/setupos/config.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,17 @@
 # Arguments:
 #   $1 - JSON path to the desired value (e.g., '.icos_settings.nns_urls')
 # Returns:
-# If key not found or value is "null", returns empty string. Otherwise, returns value
+#   If key is not found or value is "null", returns empty string.
+#   Otherwise, returns value.
 function get_config_value() {
     local CONFIG_FILE="/var/ic/config/config.json"
     local key=$1
-    jq -re "${key}" "${CONFIG_FILE}" 2>/dev/null || echo ""
+
+    local value=$(jq -r "${key}" "${CONFIG_FILE}")
+
+    if [[ "${value}" == "null" ]]; then
+        echo ""
+    else
+        echo "${value}"
+    fi
 }