diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Server.php b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
index 790bd73bc..8b2b18dd5 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Server.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ class Server{
 
 			$this->autoTickRate = (bool) $this->getProperty("level-settings.auto-tick-rate", true);
 			$this->autoTickRateLimit = (int) $this->getProperty("level-settings.auto-tick-rate-limit", 20);
-			$this->alwaysTickPlayers = (int) $this->getProperty("level-settings.always-tick-players", false);
+			$this->alwaysTickPlayers = (bool) $this->getProperty("level-settings.always-tick-players", false);
 			$this->baseTickRate = (int) $this->getProperty("level-settings.base-tick-rate", 1);
 
 			$this->doTitleTick = ((bool) $this->getProperty("console.title-tick", true)) && Terminal::hasFormattingCodes();