diff --git a/frigate/motion.py b/frigate/motion.py
index 7219db93f..093359ab0 100644
--- a/frigate/motion.py
+++ b/frigate/motion.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class MotionDetector:
         )
         self.mask = np.where(resized_mask == [0])
         self.save_images = False
-        self.improve_contrast = improve_contrast_enabled.value
+        self.improve_contrast = improve_contrast_enabled
 
     def detect(self, frame):
         motion_boxes = []
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class MotionDetector:
         )
 
         # Improve contrast
-        if self.improve_contrast:
+        if self.improve_contrast.value:
             minval = np.percentile(resized_frame, 4)
             maxval = np.percentile(resized_frame, 96)
             # don't adjust if the image is a single color