diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts b/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts
index 504929f14..db3a2924e 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/generateSchemaExample.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function generateSchemaExample(
         return undefined;
     }
 
-    if (schema.example) {
+    if (typeof schema.example !== 'undefined') {
         return schema.example;
     }