diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 10fa7da47..67cafc45b 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -406,10 +406,8 @@ class Preferences_window:
 	
 	def on_sounds_treemodel_row_changed(self, model, path, iter):
 		sound_event = model.get_value(iter, 0)
-		if model[path][1]:
-			gajim.config.set_per('soundevents', sound_event, 'enabled', True)
-		else:
-			gajim.config.set_per('soundevents', sound_event, 'enabled', False)
+		gajim.config.set_per('soundevents', sound_event, 'enabled',
+					model[path][1] == True)
 		gajim.config.set_per('soundevents', sound_event, 'path', \
 			model.get_value(iter, 2))
 		self.plugin.save_config()