diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java
index 9712d53f7..5c22ed1b1 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConfigStatsHelper.java
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ public class ConfigStatsHelper extends HelperBase {
     public boolean getCurrentCanBeGraphed() { return _currentCanBeGraphed; }
     public String getExplicitFilter() { return _filter; }
     public boolean getIsFull() {
-        String f = _context.getProperty(StatManager.PROP_STAT_FULL);
-        if (f != null && f.equals("true"))
-            return true;
-        return false;
+        return _context.getBooleanPropertyDefaultTrue(StatManager.PROP_STAT_FULL);
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/stat/StatManager.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/stat/StatManager.java
index 139c63b1b..0393d577a 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/stat/StatManager.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/stat/StatManager.java
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ public class StatManager {
     public static final String PROP_STAT_FILTER = "stat.logFilters";
     public static final String PROP_STAT_FILE = "stat.logFile";
     public static final String DEFAULT_STAT_FILE = "stats.log";
+    /** default true */
     public static final String PROP_STAT_FULL = "stat.full";
-    public static final String DEFAULT_STAT_FULL = "true";
     public static final String PROP_STAT_REQUIRED = "stat.required";
     /**
      * These are all the stats published in netDb, plus those required for the operation of
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class StatManager {
      * @return true if the stat should be ignored.
      */
     public boolean ignoreStat(String statName) {
-        if (_context.getProperty(PROP_STAT_FULL, DEFAULT_STAT_FULL).equalsIgnoreCase("true"))
+        if (_context.getBooleanPropertyDefaultTrue(PROP_STAT_FULL))
             return false;
         String required = _context.getProperty(PROP_STAT_REQUIRED, DEFAULT_STAT_REQUIRED);
         String req[] = required.split(",");