diff --git a/php/public/index.php b/php/public/index.php
index 47c6bb7b..07837125 100644
--- a/php/public/index.php
+++ b/php/public/index.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $app->get('/containers', function (Request $request, Response $response, array $
         'collabora_dictionaries' => $configurationManager->collaboraDictionaries,
         'collabora_additional_options' => $configurationManager->collaboraAdditionalOptions,
         'automatic_updates' => $configurationManager->areAutomaticUpdatesEnabled(),
-        'is_backup_section_enabled' => $configurationManager->isBackupSectionEnabled(),
+        'is_backup_section_enabled' => !$configurationManager->disableBackupSection,
         'is_imaginary_enabled' => $configurationManager->isImaginaryEnabled,
         'is_fulltextsearch_enabled' => $configurationManager->isFulltextsearchEnabled,
         'additional_backup_directories' => $configurationManager->GetAdditionalBackupDirectoriesString(),
diff --git a/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php b/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php
index d5a5e4f0..d1825552 100644
--- a/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php
+++ b/php/src/Data/ConfigurationManager.php
@@ -879,19 +879,9 @@ class ConfigurationManager
         set { $this->set('apache_additional_network', $value); }
     }
 
-    private function GetDisableBackupSection() : string {
-        $envVariableName = 'AIO_DISABLE_BACKUP_SECTION';
-        $configName = 'disable_backup_section';
-        $defaultValue = '';
-        return $this->GetEnvironmentalVariableOrConfig($envVariableName, $configName, $defaultValue);
-    }
-
-    public function isBackupSectionEnabled() : bool {
-        if ($this->GetDisableBackupSection() === 'true') {
-            return false;
-        } else {
-            return true;
-        }
+    public bool $disableBackupSection {
+        get => booleanize($this->GetEnvironmentalVariableOrConfig('AIO_DISABLE_BACKUP_SECTION', 'disable_backup_section', ''));
+        set { $this->set('disable_backup_section', $value); }
     }
 
     public function listAvailableCommunityContainers() : array {