diff --git a/activitypub.php b/activitypub.php
index 3eef785..c268088 100644
--- a/activitypub.php
+++ b/activitypub.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function init() {
 	\Activitypub\Rest\Webfinger::init();
 
 	// load NodeInfo endpoints only if blog is public
-	if ( 1 === \get_option( 'blog_public', 1 ) ) {
+	if ( true === (bool) \get_option( 'blog_public', 1 ) ) {
 		require_once \dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/includes/rest/class-nodeinfo.php';
 		\Activitypub\Rest\NodeInfo::init();
 	}