diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/cord_ep.py b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/cord_ep.py
index 77b1a74765..ecef80ca15 100644
--- a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/cord_ep.py
+++ b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/cord_ep.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class CordEpRegistrationInfoParser(ShellInteractionParser):
                         res[key] = int(m.group(key))
                     except ValueError:
                         res[key] = m.group(key)
-        return res if bool(res) else None
+        return res
 
 
 class CordEpDiscoverParser(ShellInteractionParser):
diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/test_cord_ep.py b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/test_cord_ep.py
index 333ba8e232..ea2bb5fa9e 100644
--- a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/test_cord_ep.py
+++ b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/test_cord_ep.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ RD address: {proto}://[fe80::4494:71ff:fec4:9cac]{port}
 
 def test_cord_ep_parser_empty():
     reginfo_parser = riotctrl_shell.cord_ep.CordEpRegistrationInfoParser()
-    assert reginfo_parser.parse("") is None
+    assert not reginfo_parser.parse("")
     discover_parser = riotctrl_shell.cord_ep.CordEpDiscoverParser()
-    assert discover_parser.parse("") is None
+    assert not discover_parser.parse("")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(