diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/AdminPage.tsx b/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/AdminPage.tsx
index 6db3b0f7da..3405017d29 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/AdminPage.tsx
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/AdminPage.tsx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export default abstract class AdminPage<CustomAttrs extends IPageAttrs = IPageAt
    * with the setting key, which is used by `resetButton()` in the reset modal.
    */
   setting(key: string, fallback: string = '', label?: Mithril.Children): Stream<string> {
-    this.settings[key] = this.settings[key] || Stream<string>(app.data.settings[key] || fallback);
+    this.settings[key] = this.settings[key] || Stream<string>(app.data.settings[key] ?? fallback);
 
     if (label !== undefined) {
       this.settingLabels[key] = label;