diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
index 27d82bb0a4..7ca54703e0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function template(content, flags) {
 			return hydrate_node;
 		}
 
-		if (!node) {
+		if (node !== undefined) {
 			node = create_fragment_from_html(has_start ? content : '<!>' + content);
 			if (!is_fragment) node = /** @type {Node} */ (get_first_child(node));
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index 68a309cbda..cd9a9f9171 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -375,8 +375,10 @@ export function destroy_effect(effect, remove_dom = true) {
 	remove_reactions(effect, 0);
 	set_signal_status(effect, DESTROYED);
 
-	if (effect.transitions) {
-		for (const transition of effect.transitions) {
+	var transitions = effect.transitions;
+
+	if (transitions !== null) {
+		for (const transition of transitions) {
 			transition.stop();
 		}
 	}