diff --git a/.config/s3.config.php b/.config/s3.config.php
index 9941c562c..a17e4037a 100644
--- a/.config/s3.config.php
+++ b/.config/s3.config.php
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
         'port' => getenv('OBJECTSTORE_S3_PORT') ?: '',
         'storageClass' => getenv('OBJECTSTORE_S3_STORAGE_CLASS') ?: '',
         'objectPrefix' => getenv("OBJECTSTORE_S3_OBJECT_PREFIX") ? getenv("OBJECTSTORE_S3_OBJECT_PREFIX") : "urn:oid:",
-        'autocreate' => (strtolower($autocreate) === 'false' || $autocreate == false) ? false : true,
-        'use_ssl' => (strtolower($use_ssl) === 'false' || $use_ssl == false) ? false : true,
+        'autocreate' => strtolower($autocreate) !== 'false',
+        'use_ssl' => strtolower($use_ssl) !== 'false',
         // required for some non Amazon S3 implementations
         'use_path_style' => $use_path == true && strtolower($use_path) !== 'false',
         // required for older protocol versions