diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/boolean/boolean.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/boolean/boolean.controller.js
index 59bc155bf5..aba7fddd1f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/boolean/boolean.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/boolean/boolean.controller.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ function booleanEditorController($scope, $rootScope, assetsService) {
         $scope.renderModel = {
             value: false
         };
-
-        if($scope.model.config.default.toString() === "1" && $scope.model && !$scope.model.value) {
+        
+        if ($scope.model.config.default && $scope.model.config.default.toString() === "1" && $scope.model && !$scope.model.value) {
             $scope.renderModel.value = true;
         }