diff --git a/lib/reducers/ui.js b/lib/reducers/ui.js
index 5b22d609..6e2ca4b3 100644
--- a/lib/reducers/ui.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/ui.js
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ const reducer = (state = initial, action) => {
             ret.borderColor = config.borderColor;
           }
 
-          if (config.padding != null) {
+          if (typeof (config.padding) !== 'undefined' &&
+            config.padding !== null) {
             ret.padding = config.padding;
           }
 
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ const reducer = (state = initial, action) => {
             ret.bellSoundURL = config.bellSoundURL || initial.bellSoundURL;
           }
 
-          if (config.copyOnSelect != null) {
+          if (typeof (config.copyOnSelect) !== 'undefined' &&
+            config.copyOnSelect !== null) {
             ret.copyOnSelect = config.copyOnSelect;
           }
 
@@ -302,9 +304,9 @@ const reducer = (state = initial, action) => {
     }
   }
 
-  if (state.cols != null && state.rows != null &&
-     (state.rows !== state_.rows ||
-      state.cols !== state_.cols)) {
+  if ((typeof (state.cols) !== 'undefined' && state.cols !== null) &&
+    (typeof (state.rows) !== 'undefined' && state.rows !== null) &&
+    (state.rows !== state_.rows || state.cols !== state_.cols)) {
     state_ = state_.merge({notifications: {resize: true}}, {deep: true});
   }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a38c84a8..4b5f117f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     ],
     "rules": {
       "eqeqeq": ["error", "allow-null"],
-      "no-eq-null": 0,
       "new-cap": 0,
       "no-warning-comments": 0,
       "complexity": 0,