diff --git a/form-builder/jvm/src/main/resources/forms/orbeon/builder/form/model.xml b/form-builder/jvm/src/main/resources/forms/orbeon/builder/form/model.xml
index a3ecaa23e18..07a7c533f69 100644
--- a/form-builder/jvm/src/main/resources/forms/orbeon/builder/form/model.xml
+++ b/form-builder/jvm/src/main/resources/forms/orbeon/builder/form/model.xml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
             <xf:delete
                 ref="$metadata/allow-template-use"/>
             <xf:insert
-                if="event('allow-template-use') = 'true'"
+                if="event('allow-template-use') = true()"
                 context="$metadata"
                 ref="*"
                 origin="xf:element('allow-template-use', event('allow-template-use'))"/>