diff --git a/src/rpcnet.cpp b/src/rpcnet.cpp
index efe4f54b0e..3fe328772a 100644
--- a/src/rpcnet.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcnet.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ Value getpeerinfo(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
         if (fStateStats) {
             obj.push_back(Pair("banscore", statestats.nMisbehavior));
         }
-        if (stats.fSyncNode)
-            obj.push_back(Pair("syncnode", true));
+        obj.push_back(Pair("syncnode", stats.fSyncNode));
 
         ret.push_back(obj);
     }