diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/User.pm b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/User.pm
index ec3129b320c..8c5ad3d54d5 100644
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/User.pm
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/User.pm
@@ -1030,8 +1030,8 @@ sub wants_mail {
                               AND relationship = $relationship 
                               AND event IN (" . join(",", @$events) . ") 
                               LIMIT 1");
-    
-    return($wants_mail);
+                              
+    return defined($wants_mail) ? 1 : 0;
 }
   
 sub get_userlist {