diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js
index ad4b5ea78..296851e14 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             return ((min <= index) && (index <= max));
         },
         'hask': function(a, b) {
-            if (typeof b !== "object" ) {  return a.hasOwnProperty(b+""); }
+            return (typeof b !== "object" )  &&  a.hasOwnProperty(b+"");
         },
         'jsonata_exp': function(a, b) { return (b === true); },
         'else': function(a) { return a === true; }