diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/GridService/GridService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/GridService/GridService.cs
index 41da5ab912..e9d4d9772e 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Services/GridService/GridService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/GridService/GridService.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.GridService
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(configVal))
                 m_ExtraFeatures["GridStatusRSS"] = configVal;
 
-            m_ExtraFeatures["ExportSupported"] = gridConfig.GetString("ExportSupported", "true");
+            m_ExtraFeatures["ExportSupported"] = gridConfig.GetBoolean("ExportSupported", true);
 
             string[] sections = new string[] { "Const, Startup", "Hypergrid", "GatekeeperService" };
             string gatekeeperURIAlias = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(config, "GatekeeperURIAlias", sections, string.Empty);