diff --git a/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php b/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php
index 37d65b94e290eeda661f85d24fba61a1a8c46277..df2a8c45afe0b92b705b1cb2d907c5458bf7c46d 100644
--- a/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php
+++ b/core/ArchiveProcessor/Rules.php
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ class Rules
         $generalConfig = Config::getInstance()->General;
 
         if ($periodLabel == 'range') {
-            if (empty($generalConfig['archiving_range_force_on_browser_request'])
-                || $generalConfig['archiving_range_force_on_browser_request'] !== false
+            if (!isset($generalConfig['archiving_range_force_on_browser_request'])
+                || $generalConfig['archiving_range_force_on_browser_request'] != false
             ) {
                 return false;
             } else {
-                Log::verbose("Not forcing archiving for range period.");
+                Log::debug("Not forcing archiving for range period.");
             }
         }