diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js
index b627d11fdd..bf677683c9 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/workspace/workspace.js
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ frappe.views.Workspace = class Workspace {
 		) {
 			default_page = {
 				name: localStorage.current_page,
-				public: localStorage.is_current_page_public == "true",
+				public: localStorage.is_current_page_public != "false",
 			};
 		} else if (Object.keys(this.all_pages).length !== 0) {
 			default_page = { name: this.all_pages[0].title, public: this.all_pages[0].public };