diff --git a/uwsgiconfig.py b/uwsgiconfig.py
index f6b9b257..21e1ba51 100644
--- a/uwsgiconfig.py
+++ b/uwsgiconfig.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ class uConf(object):
                 return None
             return value
         except:
-            if default:
+            if default is not None:
                 return default
             return None