diff --git a/components/liveTv/ProgramDetails.bs b/components/liveTv/ProgramDetails.bs
index 617959f1..c1ec9e02 100644
--- a/components/liveTv/ProgramDetails.bs
+++ b/components/liveTv/ProgramDetails.bs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
         return true
     end if
 
-    if m.userCanRecord = "true"
+    if m.userCanRecord = true
         if key = "right" and m.viewChannelButton.hasFocus()
             m.recordButton.setFocus(true)
             m.viewChannelOutline.visible = false