diff --git a/cypress/integration/rotation.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rotation.spec.js
index 54f1a898..a9341465 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rotation.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rotation.spec.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe('Rotation', () => {
 
     cy.window().then(({ map }) => {
       const layer = map.pm.getGeomanDrawLayers()[0];
+      expect(layer.pm.rotateEnabled()).to.equal(false);
 
       layer.pm.enableRotate();
       expect(layer.pm.rotateEnabled()).to.equal(true);
diff --git a/src/js/Mixins/Rotating.js b/src/js/Mixins/Rotating.js
index 32e087ec..4076a18b 100644
--- a/src/js/Mixins/Rotating.js
+++ b/src/js/Mixins/Rotating.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ const RotateMixin = {
     }
   },
   rotateEnabled() {
-    return this._rotateEnabled;
+    return !!this._rotateEnabled;
   },
   // angle is clockwise (0-360)
   rotateLayer(degrees) {