diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 53c288b..f545ffe 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-09-07 Francois Suter (Idéative)  <typo3@ideative.ch>
+
+	* Ensure compatibility with PHP 8
+
 2021-04-06 Francois Suter (Idéative)  <typo3@ideative.ch>
 
     * Ensure compatibility with TYPO3 11, drop support for TYPO3 8 and 9
diff --git a/Classes/Service/ConnectorBase.php b/Classes/Service/ConnectorBase.php
index 4f666ed..19155fc 100644
--- a/Classes/Service/ConnectorBase.php
+++ b/Classes/Service/ConnectorBase.php
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ abstract public function fetchArray($parameters): array;
      */
     public function postProcessOperations($parameters, $status)
     {
-        if (is_array($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS'][$this->extensionKey]['postProcessOperations'])) {
+        $hooks = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS'][$this->extensionKey]['postProcessOperations'] ?? null;
+        if (is_array($hooks)) {
             foreach ($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS'][$this->extensionKey]['postProcessOperations'] as $className) {
                 $processor = GeneralUtility::makeInstance($className);
                 $processor->postProcessOperations($parameters, $status, $this);
diff --git a/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php
index aecf7ab..67df84d 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php
@@ -63,12 +63,9 @@ public function getFileContent($uri, $headers = null)
         $key = array_shift($uriParts);
         $key = strtoupper($key);
         // Check if a corresponding key exists
-        if (is_array($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['svconnector']['fileReader']) && array_key_exists(
-                $key,
-                $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['svconnector']['fileReader']
-            )) {
+        $reader = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['svconnector']['fileReader'][$key] ?? null;
+        if ($reader) {
             /** @var AbstractFileReader $readerObject */
-            $reader = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTCONF']['svconnector']['fileReader'][$key];
             $readerObject = GeneralUtility::makeInstance($reader, $this);
             // Check inheritance and read data if okay
             if ($readerObject instanceof AbstractFileReader) {