diff --git a/_templates/events.html b/_templates/events.html
index d49a5e1b..f55a73c3 100644
--- a/_templates/events.html
+++ b/_templates/events.html
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
 }).addTo(map);
 
 var markers = new L.MarkerClusterGroup({showCoverageOnHover: false, maxClusterRadius: 40});
-{% filter_for p in site.conferences sort_by:date %}{% if p.geoloc != 'false' %}
+{% filter_for p in site.conferences sort_by:date %}{% if p.geoloc %}
 L.marker([{{ p.geoloc }}]).bindPopup('<b><a href="{{ p.link | htmlescape }}">{{ p.title | htmlescape }}</a></b><br>{{ p.date }}<br>{{ p.venue | htmlescape }}<br>{{ p.address | htmlescape }}<br>{{ p.city | htmlescape }}, {{ p.country | htmlescape }}').addTo(markers);
 {% endif %}{% endfilter_for %}
 
-{% filter_for p in site.meetups sort_by:date %}{% if p.geoloc != 'false' %}
+{% filter_for p in site.meetups sort_by:date %}{% if p.geoloc %}
 L.marker([{{ p.geoloc }}]).bindPopup('<b><a href="{{ p.link | htmlescape }}">{{ p.title | htmlescape }}</a></b><br>{{ p.date }}<br>{{ p.venue | htmlescape }}<br>{{ p.address | htmlescape }}<br>{{ p.city | htmlescape }}, {{ p.country | htmlescape }}').addTo(markers);
 {% endif %}{% endfilter_for %}