diff --git a/lib/menubar/utils.lua b/lib/menubar/utils.lua
index 31bff81a1..d0b9e5e04 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/utils.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/utils.lua
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ function utils.parse_desktop_file(file)
         else
             cmdline = cmdline:gsub('%%i', '')
         end
-        if program.Terminal == "true" then
+        if program.Terminal == true then
             cmdline = utils.terminal .. ' -e ' .. cmdline
         end
         program.cmdline = cmdline