diff --git a/src/metadata-storage.js b/src/metadata-storage.js
index 5888738d..67a0ba5b 100644
--- a/src/metadata-storage.js
+++ b/src/metadata-storage.js
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ class MetadataStorage {
         utils.log.info(`window.sessionStorage unavailable. Reason: "${e}"`);
       }
     }
-    if (!str) false;
-    return true;
+    return !!str
   }
 }