diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
index 79c70fb02..00b54bc32 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function createNode(flow,config) {
                     switch(typeof config[nodeProp.name]) {
                         case "string": nodePropType = "str"; break;
                         case "number": nodePropType = "num"; break;
-                        case "boolean": nodePropType = "bool"; nodePropValue = nodeProp?"true":"false"; break;
+                        case "boolean": nodePropType = "bool"; nodePropValue == nodeProp?"true":"false"; break;
                         default:
                             nodePropType = config[nodeProp.name].type;
                             nodePropValue = config[nodeProp.name].value;