diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
index 79507efbb2..5273eebd14 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
@@ -1070,8 +1070,8 @@ static int config(void)
 					set_pref_cookie(val);
 				} else if (!strcmp(var, "nodename")) {
 					set_pref_nodename(val);
-				} else if (!strcmp(var, "shortname") && strcmp(val, "yes") && strcmp(val, "true")) {
-						prefs.shortname = SWITCH_FALSE;
+				} else if (!strcmp(var, "shortname")) {
+						prefs.shortname = switch_true(val);
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "apply-inbound-acl")) {
 					if (prefs.acl_count < MAX_ACL) {
 						prefs.acl[prefs.acl_count++] = strdup(val);