diff --git a/src/debug/Log.cpp b/src/debug/Log.cpp
index 404904a23..66c430d53 100644
--- a/src/debug/Log.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/Log.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void Debug::wlrLog(wlr_log_importance level, const char* fmt, va_list args) {
 
     rollingLog += output + "\n";
 
-    if (!disableLogs || !*disableLogs) {
+    if (!disableLogs || !**disableLogs) {
         std::ofstream ofs;
         ofs.open(logFile, std::ios::out | std::ios::app);
         ofs << "[wlr] " << output << "\n";
diff --git a/src/debug/Log.hpp b/src/debug/Log.hpp
index a97a4ee3a..a43d6feec 100644
--- a/src/debug/Log.hpp
+++ b/src/debug/Log.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Debug {
         }
 
         // print date and time to the ofs
-        if (disableTime && !*disableTime) {
+        if (disableTime && !**disableTime) {
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_VERSION
             logMsg += std::format("[{:%T}] ", std::chrono::hh_mm_ss{std::chrono::system_clock::now() - std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::days>(std::chrono::system_clock::now())});
 #else
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Debug {
         if (rollingLog.size() > ROLLING_LOG_SIZE)
             rollingLog = rollingLog.substr(rollingLog.size() - ROLLING_LOG_SIZE);
 
-        if (!disableLogs || !*disableLogs) {
+        if (!disableLogs || !**disableLogs) {
             // log to a file
             std::ofstream ofs;
             ofs.open(logFile, std::ios::out | std::ios::app);