diff --git a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/SpecCompatibility.java b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/SpecCompatibility.java
index 9af83384..453a0706 100644
--- a/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/SpecCompatibility.java
+++ b/implementation/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/io/smallrye/faulttolerance/SpecCompatibility.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public SpecCompatibility(@ConfigProperty(name = PROPERTY, defaultValue = "true")
     }
 
     public static SpecCompatibility createFromConfig() {
-        Boolean value = ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(PROPERTY, boolean.class).orElse(true);
+        boolean value = ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(PROPERTY, boolean.class).orElse(true);
         return new SpecCompatibility(value);
     }