diff --git a/helm/minio/templates/_helper_create_bucket.txt b/helm/minio/templates/_helper_create_bucket.txt
index ea29f334a..98d9ead17 100644
--- a/helm/minio/templates/_helper_create_bucket.txt
+++ b/helm/minio/templates/_helper_create_bucket.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if ! checkBucketExists $BUCKET ; then
 
 
   # set versioning for bucket if objectlocking is disabled or not set
-  if [ -z $OBJECTLOCKING ] ; then
+  if [ $OBJECTLOCKING = false ] ; then
   if [ ! -z $VERSIONING ] ; then
     if [ $VERSIONING = true ] ; then
         echo "Enabling versioning for '$BUCKET'"