diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
index c87b64537c24ec8c8985791680227cd80c250ed4..b47e61cfdcd535c65160c2a96ffcb202e2a09549 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function runDevServer(host, port, protocol) {
       ignored: /node_modules/
     },
     // Enable HTTPS if the HTTPS environment variable is set to 'true'
-    https: protocol === "https" ? true : false,
+    https: protocol === "https",
     host: host
   });