diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNodeRole.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNodeRole.java
index afa43434aca0a..07d70b2c6c1b2 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNodeRole.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNodeRole.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public void validateRole(List<DiscoveryNodeRole> roles) {
 
         @Override
         public boolean isEnabledByDefault(final Settings settings) {
-            return !Booleans.isBoolean(settings.get("node.master"));
+            return Booleans.isBoolean(settings.get("node.master")) == false;
         }
     };