diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/ajax/adminrecovery.php b/apps/files_encryption/ajax/adminrecovery.php
index d532bb62b64e4619bceab2779813d51ec43bf92e..9375e27913a712bff846030a763aacdc285f2568 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/ajax/adminrecovery.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/ajax/adminrecovery.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $return = false;
 
 $recoveryKeyId = OC_Appconfig::getValue('files_encryption', 'recoveryKeyId');
 
-if (isset($_POST['adminEnableRecovery']) && $_POST['adminEnableRecovery'] == 1) {
+if (isset($_POST['adminEnableRecovery']) && $_POST['adminEnableRecovery'] === "1") {
 
 	$return = \OCA\Encryption\Helper::adminEnableRecovery($recoveryKeyId, $_POST['recoveryPassword']);
 	$action = "enable";
diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/ajax/userrecovery.php b/apps/files_encryption/ajax/userrecovery.php
index 4b364121e335c5ce7e6cd76ca3e16eb233155de5..4b971f2afbb710f39abd00421418596a4977bb34 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/ajax/userrecovery.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/ajax/userrecovery.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use OCA\Encryption;
 
 if (
 	isset($_POST['userEnableRecovery'])
-	&& (0 == $_POST['userEnableRecovery'] || 1 == $_POST['userEnableRecovery'])
+	&& (0 == $_POST['userEnableRecovery'] || "1" === $_POST['userEnableRecovery'])
 ) {
 
 	$userId = \OCP\USER::getUser();
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if (
 	// Save recovery preference to DB
 	$return = $util->setRecoveryForUser($_POST['userEnableRecovery']);
 
-	if ($_POST['userEnableRecovery'] == "1") {
+	if ($_POST['userEnableRecovery'] === "1") {
 		$util->addRecoveryKeys();
 	} else {
 		$util->removeRecoveryKeys();