diff --git a/src/dbos-runtime/config.ts b/src/dbos-runtime/config.ts
index e0dd5832..7ef89eb0 100644
--- a/src/dbos-runtime/config.ts
+++ b/src/dbos-runtime/config.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export function retrieveApplicationName(configFile: ConfigFile): string {
 export function constructPoolConfig(configFile: ConfigFile, cliOptions?: ParseOptions) {
   // Load database connection parameters. If they're not in dbos-config.yaml, load from .dbos/db_connection. Else, use defaults.
   const databaseConnection = loadDatabaseConnection();
-  if (cliOptions?.skipLoggingInParse !== true) {
+  if (!cliOptions?.skipLoggingInParse) {
     const logger = new GlobalLogger();
     if (configFile["database"]["hostname"]) {
       logger.info("Loading database connection parameters from dbos-config.yaml");