diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
index b636fbcf3..77c08722c 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.Config.swift
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ extension Ghostty {
 			var v = false;
 			let key = "macos-titlebar-tabs"
 			_ = ghostty_config_get(config, &v, key, UInt(key.count))
-			return true
+			return v
 		}
         
         var backgroundColor: Color {