diff --git a/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift b/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
index 0da552ed..9ef77a18 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct UserDefault<T: Decodable> {
 				let storedValue = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: key.rawValue)
 
 				guard let storedValue,
-				let jsonString = (storedValue is String) ? "\"\(storedValue)\"" : "\(storedValue)",
+				let jsonString = (storedValue as? String != nil) ? "\"\(storedValue)\"" : "\(storedValue)",
 				let data = jsonString.data(using: .utf8),
 				let value = (try? JSONDecoder().decode(T.self, from: data)) else { return defaultValue }