diff --git a/packages/app/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/common/RCTConvertFirebase.java b/packages/app/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/common/RCTConvertFirebase.java
index 8914bff2af..8627e4ce45 100644
--- a/packages/app/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/common/RCTConvertFirebase.java
+++ b/packages/app/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/common/RCTConvertFirebase.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public static FirebaseApp readableMapToFirebaseApp(
 
     if (appConfig.hasKey("automaticDataCollectionEnabled")) {
       firebaseApp.setDataCollectionDefaultEnabled(
-          appConfig.getBoolean("automaticDataCollectionEnabled"));
+          Boolean.valueOf(appConfig.getBoolean("automaticDataCollectionEnabled")));
     }
 
     if (appConfig.hasKey("automaticResourceManagement")) {