diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/quest/QuestEventChallenge.java b/src/main/java/forge/quest/QuestEventChallenge.java
index 2b0318bc273..b6008d3edc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/quest/QuestEventChallenge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/quest/QuestEventChallenge.java
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ public class QuestEventChallenge extends QuestEvent {
     private boolean repeatable = false;
 
     private boolean useBazaar = true;
-
-    private Boolean forceAnte = null;
+    private boolean forceAnte = false;
 
     /** The wins reqd. */
     private int winsReqd = 20;
@@ -290,14 +289,14 @@ public class QuestEventChallenge extends QuestEvent {
     /**
      * @return the forceAnte
      */
-    public Boolean isForceAnte() {
+    public boolean isForceAnte() {
         return forceAnte;
     }
 
     /**
      * @param forceAnte the forceAnte to set
      */
-    public void setForceAnte(Boolean forceAnte) {
+    public void setForceAnte(boolean forceAnte) {
         this.forceAnte = forceAnte;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestChallengeReader.java b/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestChallengeReader.java
index ba5911647ac..321118152a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestChallengeReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestChallengeReader.java
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ public class QuestChallengeReader extends StorageReaderFolder<QuestEventChalleng
             qc.setHumanLife(humanLife);
         }
         qc.setUseBazaar(sectionQuest.getBoolean("UseBazaar", qc.isUseBazaar()));
-
-        String force = sectionQuest.get("ForceAnte", null);
-        if (force != null) {
-            qc.setForceAnte(Boolean.valueOf(force));
-        }
+        qc.setForceAnte(sectionQuest.getBoolean("ForceAnte", false));
 
         String humanDeck = sectionQuest.get("HumanDeck", null);
         if (humanDeck != null) {