diff --git a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java
index 097d78633..2664f5af8 100644
--- a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java
+++ b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ private void setNotificationVibration(Bundle extras, Boolean vibrateOption, Noti
   }
 
   private void setNotificationOngoing(Bundle extras, NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder) {
-    boolean ongoing = extras.optBoolean(ONGOING, false);
+    boolean ongoing = Boolean.parseBoolean(extras.getString(ONGOING, "false"));
     mBuilder.setOngoing(ongoing);
   }