diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/registry/RegistryValue.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/registry/RegistryValue.java
index ae3873b8744f..22e6214530cf 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/registry/RegistryValue.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/registry/RegistryValue.java
@@ -212,6 +212,6 @@ public class RegistryValue {
   }
 
   public boolean isBoolean() {
-    return "true".equals(myStringCachedValue) || "false".equals(myStringCachedValue);
+    return "true".equals(asString()) || "false".equals(asString());
   }
 }