diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildHandler.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildHandler.java
index 10835207e5bcfac41476fd159b93d0491fa6b63c..c5121e7c841990fbe0ed5867b9ccb6fca0ba36c8 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildHandler.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnel/pool/BuildHandler.java
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class BuildHandler {
         }
         
         if (response == 0 && (isInGW || isOutEnd) &&
-            Boolean.valueOf(_context.getProperty(PROP_REJECT_NONPARTICIPANT))) {
+            Boolean.valueOf(_context.getProperty(PROP_REJECT_NONPARTICIPANT)).booleanValue()) {
                 response = TunnelHistory.TUNNEL_REJECT_BANDWIDTH;
         }