diff --git a/runbot/models/repo.py b/runbot/models/repo.py
index 4f5b34ba..b8361609 100644
--- a/runbot/models/repo.py
+++ b/runbot/models/repo.py
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class Repo(models.Model):
                     host = self.env['runbot.host']._get_current()
                     host.message_post(body=message)
                     icp = self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo()
-                    if icp.get_param('runbot.runbot_disable_host_on_fetch_failure', True):
+                    if icp.get_param('runbot.runbot_disable_host_on_fetch_failure'):
                         self.env['runbot.runbot'].warning('Host %s got reserved because of fetch failure' % host.name)
                         _logger.exception(message)
                         host.disable()