diff --git a/apiserver/config/basic.py b/apiserver/config/basic.py
index 0a031d7..f6c69fc 100644
--- a/apiserver/config/basic.py
+++ b/apiserver/config/basic.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class BasicConfig:
 
     def get(self, key: str, default: Any = NotSet) -> Any:
         value = self._config.get(key, default)
-        if value is self.NotSet and not default:
+        if value is self.NotSet:
             raise KeyError(
                 f"Unable to find value for key '{key}' and default value was not provided."
             )
diff --git a/fileserver/config/basic.py b/fileserver/config/basic.py
index 6b26fdb..120e599 100644
--- a/fileserver/config/basic.py
+++ b/fileserver/config/basic.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class BasicConfig:
 
     def get(self, key, default=NotSet):
         value = self._config.get(key, default)
-        if value is self.NotSet and not default:
+        if value is self.NotSet:
             raise KeyError(
                 f"Unable to find value for key '{key}' and default value was not provided."
             )