diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php
index a1fcbf8ef0d46..9a01d8bea41dc 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ public function get_settings_response() {
 						'jetpack_sync_non_public_post_stati' => (bool) Jetpack_Options::get_option( 'sync_non_public_post_stati' ),
 						'jetpack_relatedposts_allowed'     => (bool) $this->jetpack_relatedposts_supported(),
 						'jetpack_relatedposts_enabled'     => (bool) $jetpack_relatedposts_options['enabled'],
-						'jetpack_relatedposts_show_context' => isset( $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_context'] ) && $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_context'],
-						'jetpack_relatedposts_show_date'   => isset( $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_date'] ) && $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_date'],
+						'jetpack_relatedposts_show_context' => (bool) ( isset( $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_context'] ) && $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_context'] ),
+						'jetpack_relatedposts_show_date'   => (bool) ( isset( $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_date'] ) && $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_date'] ),
 						'jetpack_relatedposts_show_headline' => (bool) isset( $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_headline'] ) ? $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_headline'] : false,
 						'jetpack_relatedposts_show_thumbnails' => (bool) isset( $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_thumbnails'] ) ? $jetpack_relatedposts_options['show_thumbnails'] : false,
 						'jetpack_search_enabled'           => (bool) $jetpack_search_active,