diff --git a/classes/output/courseformat/content.php b/classes/output/courseformat/content.php
index 9c7ce269..ddc55ba1 100644
--- a/classes/output/courseformat/content.php
+++ b/classes/output/courseformat/content.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public function export_for_template(\renderer_base $output) {
                 $sectionvisiblity = [];
                 foreach ($sections as $section) {
                     $sectionvisiblity[$section->id] = new stdClass;
-                    $sectionvisiblity[$section->id]->ishidden = $section->ishidden;
+                    $sectionvisiblity[$section->id]->ishidden = (!empty($section->ishidden));
                     $sectionvisiblity[$section->id]->visibility = $section->visibility;
                 }
             }