diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
index 180055187..fb645e26c 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ApiRecordingsController < ApiController
 
   # claim will create a claimed recording for the creator
   def claim
-    claim = @recording.claim(current_user, params[:name], params[:description], Genre.find_by_id(params[:genre]), params[:is_public], !!params[:upload_to_youtube])
+    claim = @recording.claim(current_user, params[:name], params[:description], Genre.find_by_id(params[:genre]), params[:is_public], params[:upload_to_youtube])
 
     if claim.errors.any?
       response.status = :unprocessable_entity