diff --git a/controller.go b/controller.go
index 0750daf4..79f3349b 100644
--- a/controller.go
+++ b/controller.go
@@ -413,91 +413,68 @@ func (c *Controller) GetStrings(key string, def ...[]string) []string {
 
 // GetInt returns input as an int or the default value while it's present and input is blank
 func (c *Controller) GetInt(key string, def ...int) (int, error) {
-	if strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key); strv != "" {
-		return strconv.Atoi(strv)
-	} else if len(def) > 0 {
+	strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key)
+	if len(strv) == 0 && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0], nil
-	} else {
-		return strconv.Atoi(strv)
 	}
+	return strconv.Atoi(strv)
 }
 
 // GetInt8 return input as an int8 or the default value while it's present and input is blank
 func (c *Controller) GetInt8(key string, def ...int8) (int8, error) {
-	if strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key); strv != "" {
-		i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 8)
-		i8 := int8(i64)
-		return i8, err
-	} else if len(def) > 0 {
+	strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key)
+	if len(strv) == 0 && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0], nil
-	} else {
-		i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 8)
-		i8 := int8(i64)
-		return i8, err
 	}
+	i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 8)
+	return int8(i64), err
 }
 
 // GetInt16 returns input as an int16 or the default value while it's present and input is blank
 func (c *Controller) GetInt16(key string, def ...int16) (int16, error) {
-	if strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key); strv != "" {
-		i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 16)
-		i16 := int16(i64)
-		return i16, err
-	} else if len(def) > 0 {
+	strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key)
+	if len(strv) == 0 && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0], nil
-	} else {
-		i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 16)
-		i16 := int16(i64)
-		return i16, err
 	}
+	i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 16)
+	return int16(i64), err
 }
 
 // GetInt32 returns input as an int32 or the default value while it's present and input is blank
 func (c *Controller) GetInt32(key string, def ...int32) (int32, error) {
-	if strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key); strv != "" {
-		i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(c.Ctx.Input.Query(key), 10, 32)
-		i32 := int32(i64)
-		return i32, err
-	} else if len(def) > 0 {
+	strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key)
+	if len(strv) == 0 && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0], nil
-	} else {
-		i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(c.Ctx.Input.Query(key), 10, 32)
-		i32 := int32(i64)
-		return i32, err
 	}
+	i64, err := strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 32)
+	return int32(i64), err
 }
 
 // GetInt64 returns input value as int64 or the default value while it's present and input is blank.
 func (c *Controller) GetInt64(key string, def ...int64) (int64, error) {
-	if strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key); strv != "" {
-		return strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 64)
-	} else if len(def) > 0 {
+	strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key)
+	if len(strv) == 0 && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0], nil
-	} else {
-		return strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 64)
 	}
+	return strconv.ParseInt(strv, 10, 64)
 }
 
 // GetBool returns input value as bool or the default value while it's present and input is blank.
 func (c *Controller) GetBool(key string, def ...bool) (bool, error) {
-	if strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key); strv != "" {
-		return strconv.ParseBool(strv)
-	} else if len(def) > 0 {
+	strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key)
+	if len(strv) == 0 && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0], nil
-	} else {
-		return strconv.ParseBool(strv)
 	}
+	return strconv.ParseBool(strv)
 }
 
 // GetFloat returns input value as float64 or the default value while it's present and input is blank.
 func (c *Controller) GetFloat(key string, def ...float64) (float64, error) {
-	if strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key); strv != "" {
-		return strconv.ParseFloat(strv, 64)
-	} else if len(def) > 0 {
+	strv := c.Ctx.Input.Query(key)
+	if len(strv) == 0 && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0], nil
-	} else {
-		return strconv.ParseFloat(strv, 64)
 	}
+	return strconv.ParseFloat(strv, 64)
 }
 
 // GetFile returns the file data in file upload field named as key.