diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UpgradeFireflyInstructions.php b/app/Console/Commands/UpgradeFireflyInstructions.php
index bb99309c05..36c4d7f472 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/UpgradeFireflyInstructions.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/UpgradeFireflyInstructions.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class UpgradeFireflyInstructions extends Command
         //
         $version = Config::get('firefly.version');
         $config  = Config::get('upgrade.text');
-        $text    = isset($config[$version]) ? $config[$version] : null;
+        $text    = $config[$version] ?? null;
 
         $this->line('+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+');
         $this->line('');
diff --git a/app/Generator/Chart/Account/ChartJsAccountChartGenerator.php b/app/Generator/Chart/Account/ChartJsAccountChartGenerator.php
index db4b9ed1ad..95892049cc 100644
--- a/app/Generator/Chart/Account/ChartJsAccountChartGenerator.php
+++ b/app/Generator/Chart/Account/ChartJsAccountChartGenerator.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ChartJsAccountChartGenerator implements AccountChartGeneratorInterface
 
         while ($end >= $current) {
             $theDate = $current->format('Y-m-d');
-            $balance = isset($range[$theDate]) ? $range[$theDate] : $previous;
+            $balance = $range[$theDate] ?? $previous;
 
             $data['labels'][]              = $current->formatLocalized($format);
             $data['datasets'][0]['data'][] = $balance;
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php b/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php
index 0800010c42..f1debc6313 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collection/BalanceLine.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class BalanceLine
      */
     public function leftOfRepetition()
     {
-        $start = isset($this->budget->amount) ? $this->budget->amount : 0;
+        $start = $this->budget->amount ?? 0;
         /** @var BalanceEntry $balanceEntry */
         foreach ($this->getBalanceEntries() as $balanceEntry) {
             $start += $balanceEntry->getSpent();
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Csv/Importer.php b/app/Helpers/Csv/Importer.php
index 0386f71819..e72a127a24 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Csv/Importer.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Csv/Importer.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class Importer
 
         $data = $this->getFiller(); // These fields are necessary to create a new transaction journal. Some are optional
         foreach ($row as $index => $value) {
-            $role  = isset($this->roles[$index]) ? $this->roles[$index] : '_ignore';
+            $role  = $this->roles[$index] ?? '_ignore';
             $class = Config::get('csv.roles.' . $role . '.converter');
             $field = Config::get('csv.roles.' . $role . '.field');
 
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php b/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php
index 3191a36665..fbd49a8c89 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Report/BudgetReportHelper.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class BudgetReportHelper implements BudgetReportHelperInterface
                     return $rep->budget_id == $budget->id;
                 }
             );
-            $totalSpent  = isset($allTotalSpent[$budget->id]) ? $allTotalSpent[$budget->id] : [];
+            $totalSpent  = $allTotalSpent[$budget->id] ?? [];
 
             // no repetition(s) for this budget:
             if ($repetitions->count() == 0) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
index e571535670..409c2bf72c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
 
         while ($start <= $end) {
             $str    = $start->format('Y-m-d');
-            $spent  = isset($spentArray[$str]) ? $spentArray[$str] : 0;
-            $earned = isset($earnedArray[$str]) ? $earnedArray[$str] : 0;
+            $spent  = $spentArray[$str] ?? 0;
+            $earned = $earnedArray[$str] ?? 0;
             $date   = Navigation::periodShow($start, '1D');
             $entries->push([clone $start, $date, $spent, $earned]);
             $start->addDay();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php
index 43e0928f90..a4b558876c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
         $count   = 0;
         while ($start < $end) {
             $date           = $start->format('Y-m');
-            $currentIncome  = isset($earned[$date]) ? $earned[$date] : 0;
+            $currentIncome  = $earned[$date] ?? 0;
             $currentExpense = isset($spent[$date]) ? ($spent[$date] * -1) : 0;
             $income         = bcadd($income, $currentIncome);
             $expense        = bcadd($expense, $currentExpense);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
         while ($start < $end) {
             // total income and total expenses:
             $date       = $start->format('Y-m');
-            $incomeSum  = isset($earned[$date]) ? $earned[$date] : 0;
+            $incomeSum  = $earned[$date] ?? 0;
             $expenseSum = isset($spent[$date]) ? ($spent[$date] * -1) : 0;
 
             $entries->push([clone $start, $incomeSum, $expenseSum]);
diff --git a/app/Models/Tag.php b/app/Models/Tag.php
index 2ca139f9bd..a9b9e108d5 100644
--- a/app/Models/Tag.php
+++ b/app/Models/Tag.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Tag extends Model
         }
         // create it!
         $fields['tagMode']     = 'nothing';
-        $fields['description'] = isset($fields['description']) && !is_null($fields['description']) ? $fields['description'] : '';
+        $fields['description'] = $fields['description'] ?? '';
         $tag                   = Tag::create($fields);
 
         return $tag;
diff --git a/app/Support/Twig/General.php b/app/Support/Twig/General.php
index c95751acf8..8ddcc82c0f 100644
--- a/app/Support/Twig/General.php
+++ b/app/Support/Twig/General.php
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class General extends Twig_Extension
             $args       = func_get_args();
             $route      = $args[1]; // name of the route.
             $what       = $args[2]; // name of the route.
-            $activeWhat = isset($context['what']) ? $context['what'] : false;
+            $activeWhat = $context['what'] ?? false;
 
             if ($what == $activeWhat && !(strpos(Route::getCurrentRoute()->getName(), $route) === false)) {
                 return 'active';
diff --git a/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php b/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php
index 29672b9645..4e18f0fa50 100644
--- a/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php
+++ b/app/Validation/FireflyValidator.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
      */
     public function validateBelongsToUser($attribute, $value, $parameters)
     {
-        $field = isset($parameters[1]) ? $parameters[1] : 'id';
+        $field = $parameters[1] ?? 'id';
 
 
         $count = DB::table($parameters[0])->where('user_id', Auth::user()->id)->where($field, $value)->count();
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
         // check if rule-action-value matches the thing.
 
         if (is_array($this->data['rule-action'])) {
-            $name  = isset($this->data['rule-action'][$index]) ? $this->data['rule-action'][$index] : 'invalid';
-            $value = isset($this->data['rule-action-value'][$index]) ? $this->data['rule-action-value'][$index] : false;
+            $name  = $this->data['rule-action'][$index] ?? 'invalid';
+            $value = $this->data['rule-action-value'][$index] ?? false;
             switch ($name) {
                 default:
                     Log::debug(' (' . $attribute . ') (index:' . $index . ') Name is "' . $name . '" so no action is taken.');
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
         // exclude?
         $table   = $parameters[0];
         $field   = $parameters[1];
-        $exclude = isset($parameters[2]) ? intval($parameters[2]) : 0;
+        $exclude = $parameters[2] ?? 0;
 
         // get entries from table
         $set = DB::table($table)->where('user_id', Auth::user()->id)
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
      */
     public function validateUniquePiggyBankForUser($attribute, $value, $parameters)
     {
-        $exclude = isset($parameters[0]) ? $parameters[0] : null;
+        $exclude =  $parameters[0] ?? null;
         $query   = DB::table('piggy_banks')->whereNull('piggy_banks.deleted_at')
                      ->leftJoin('accounts', 'accounts.id', '=', 'piggy_banks.account_id')->where('accounts.user_id', Auth::user()->id);
         if (!is_null($exclude)) {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
     protected function validateByAccountTypeId($value, $parameters)
     {
         $type   = AccountType::find($this->data['account_type_id'])->first();
-        $ignore = isset($parameters[0]) ? intval($parameters[0]) : 0;
+        $ignore = $parameters[0] ?? 0;
         $value  = $this->tryDecrypt($value);
 
         $set = Auth::user()->accounts()->where('account_type_id', $type->id)->where('id', '!=', $ignore)->get();
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
     {
         $search = Config::get('firefly.accountTypeByIdentifier.' . $this->data['what']);
         $type   = AccountType::whereType($search)->first();
-        $ignore = isset($parameters[0]) ? intval($parameters[0]) : 0;
+        $ignore = $parameters[0] ?? 0;
 
         $set = Auth::user()->accounts()->where('account_type_id', $type->id)->where('id', '!=', $ignore)->get();
         /** @var Account $entry */
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
      */
     private function getRuleTriggerName($index)
     {
-        return isset($this->data['rule-trigger'][$index]) ? $this->data['rule-trigger'][$index] : 'invalid';
+        return $this->data['rule-trigger'][$index] ?? 'invalid';
 
     }
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class FireflyValidator extends Validator
      */
     private function getRuleTriggerValue($index)
     {
-        return isset($this->data['rule-trigger-value'][$index]) ? $this->data['rule-trigger-value'][$index] : '';
+        return $this->data['rule-trigger-value'][$index] ?? '';
     }
 }