diff --git a/hooks/conf_regen/25-dovecot b/hooks/conf_regen/25-dovecot
index adbb7761e..49ff0c9ba 100755
--- a/hooks/conf_regen/25-dovecot
+++ b/hooks/conf_regen/25-dovecot
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ do_pre_regen() {
     cp dovecot-ldap.conf "${dovecot_dir}/dovecot-ldap.conf"
     cp dovecot.sieve "${dovecot_dir}/global_script/dovecot.sieve"
 
-    export pop3_enabled="$(yunohost settings get 'email.pop3.pop3_enabled')"
+    export pop3_enabled="$(yunohost settings get 'email.pop3.pop3_enabled' | int_to_bool)"
     export main_domain=$(cat /etc/yunohost/current_host)
     export domain_list="$(yunohost domain list --features mail_in mail_out --output-as json | jq -r ".domains[]" | tr '\n' ' ')"