diff --git a/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/to_boolean.lua b/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/to_boolean.lua
index b1fe2d3..a128226 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/to_boolean.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions/utils/strings/to_boolean.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 local function to_boolean(arg)
 	local typ = type(arg)
 	if typ == "boolean" then return arg
-	elseif typ == number and arg > 0 then return true
+	elseif typ == "number" and arg > 0 then return true
 	elseif arg == "false" or arg == "no" then return false
 	elseif typ ~= "nil" then return true
 	else return false end