diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
index 51cb8b51784..732ac59a84f 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ load_led() {
 	config_get delay $1 delay "150"
 	config_get message $1 message ""
 	config_get gpio $1 gpio "0"
-	config_get inverted $1 inverted "0"
+	config_get_bool inverted $1 inverted "0"
 
 	# execute application led trigger
 	[ -f "/usr/libexec/led-trigger/${trigger}" ] && {