diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/database/user/CapabilitiesUtilNew.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/database/user/CapabilitiesUtilNew.kt
index 081d37d9c..ea26449c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/database/user/CapabilitiesUtilNew.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/database/user/CapabilitiesUtilNew.kt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ object CapabilitiesUtilNew {
                 capabilities.spreedCapability!!.config!!["call"] != null &&
                 capabilities.spreedCapability!!.config!!["call"]!!.containsKey("enabled")
             ) {
-                java.lang.Boolean.parseBoolean(capabilities.spreedCapability!!.config!!["call"]!!["enabled"] as? String)
+                java.lang.Boolean.parseBoolean(capabilities.spreedCapability!!.config!!["call"]!!["enabled"].toString())
             } else {
                 // older nextcloud versions without the capability can't disable the calls
                 true