diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/metadata/sequence/OSequence.java b/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/metadata/sequence/OSequence.java
index 90a89a3da5f..b2c6dc05c21 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/metadata/sequence/OSequence.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/orientechnologies/orient/core/metadata/sequence/OSequence.java
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ public synchronized OSequence setName(final String name) {
   }
 
   public synchronized boolean getRecyclable() {
-    return tlDocument.get().field(FIELD_RECYCLABLE, OType.BOOLEAN);
+    Boolean value = tlDocument.get().field(FIELD_RECYCLABLE, OType.BOOLEAN);
+    return Boolean.TRUE.equals(value);
   }
 
   public synchronized void setRecyclable(final boolean recyclable) {