diff --git a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index ce20862f4a..d58b6fa6f2 100644
--- a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class App {
   hostData() {
     const hybrid = isHybrid(this.win);
     const isStandalone = isStandaloneMode(this.win);
-    const statusbarPadding = this.config.get('statusbarPadding', hybrid || isStandalone);
+    const statusbarPadding = this.config.getBoolean('statusbarPadding', hybrid || isStandalone);
 
     return {
       class: {