diff --git a/R/plot.check_heteroscedasticity.R b/R/plot.check_heteroscedasticity.R
index e982cac3e..a81323c71 100644
--- a/R/plot.check_heteroscedasticity.R
+++ b/R/plot.check_heteroscedasticity.R
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ plot.see_check_heteroscedasticity <- function(x,
     },
     error = function(e) {
       # debugging
-      if (getOption("easystats_errors", FALSE)) {
+      if (isTRUE(getOption("easystats_errors", FALSE))) {
         insight::format_error(e$message)
       }
       NULL
diff --git a/R/plots.R b/R/plots.R
index 5f60a874a..996427084 100644
--- a/R/plots.R
+++ b/R/plots.R
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ plots <- function(...,
 .safe_print_plots <- function(pw, ...) {
   pw_drawn <- tryCatch(print(pw), error = function(e) e)
   # for debugging, return original error
-  if (getOption("easystats_errors", FALSE)) {
+  if (isTRUE(getOption("easystats_errors", FALSE))) {
     insight::format_error(pw_drawn$message)
   }
   if (inherits(pw_drawn, "simpleError")) {