diff --git a/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch b/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch
index 9149f622e7..548af43696 100644
--- a/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch
@@ -3827,7 +3827,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +    public static final ScalarSerializer<BooleanOrDefault> SERIALIZER = new Serializer();
 +
 +    public boolean or(boolean fallback) {
-+        return this.value != null && this.value;
++        return this.value == null ? fallback : this.value;
 +    }
 +
 +    private static final class Serializer extends ScalarSerializer<BooleanOrDefault> {