diff --git a/src/session/appRouter/getFlag.js b/src/session/appRouter/getFlag.js
index c8e0ee1..f18f25d 100644
--- a/src/session/appRouter/getFlag.js
+++ b/src/session/appRouter/getFlag.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const getFlag = (code, defaultValue, flagType) => {
   const flags = getClaim('feature_flags');
   const flag = flags && flags[code] ? flags[code] : {};
 
-  if (!flag.v && defaultValue == undefined) {
+  if (flag == {} && defaultValue == undefined) {
     throw Error(
       `Flag ${code} was not found, and no default value has been provided`
     );
diff --git a/src/session/pagesRouter/getFlag.js b/src/session/pagesRouter/getFlag.js
index c8e0ee1..f18f25d 100644
--- a/src/session/pagesRouter/getFlag.js
+++ b/src/session/pagesRouter/getFlag.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const getFlag = (code, defaultValue, flagType) => {
   const flags = getClaim('feature_flags');
   const flag = flags && flags[code] ? flags[code] : {};
 
-  if (!flag.v && defaultValue == undefined) {
+  if (flag == {} && defaultValue == undefined) {
     throw Error(
       `Flag ${code} was not found, and no default value has been provided`
     );