diff --git a/core/unifi/types.go b/core/unifi/types.go
index 46dc652f..9d668543 100644
--- a/core/unifi/types.go
+++ b/core/unifi/types.go
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ type FlexBool struct {
 // UnmarshalJSON method converts armed/disarmed, yes/no, active/inactive or 0/1 to true/false.
 // Really it converts ready, ok, up, t, armed, yes, active, enabled, 1, true to true. Anything else is false.
 func (f *FlexBool) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
-	if f.Txt = strings.Trim(string(b), `"`); f.Txt == "" {
-		f.Txt = "false"
-	}
+	f.Txt = strings.Trim(string(b), `"`)
 	f.Val = f.Txt == "1" || strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "true") || strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "yes") ||
 		strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "t") || strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "armed") || strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "active") ||
 		strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "enabled") || strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "ready") || strings.EqualFold(f.Txt, "up") ||