diff --git a/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py b/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
index 9b5abf9..33abfa6 100644
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def setup():
     # vars from the DEFAULT section
     config.default_host = defaults.get("host")
     config.default_port = int(defaults.get("port"))
-    config.default_is_secure = defaults.get("is_secure")
+    config.default_is_secure = cfg.getboolean('DEFAULT', "is_secure")
 
     # vars from the main section
     config.main_access_key = cfg.get('s3 main',"access_key")
diff --git a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
index 7ba4545..13fb300 100644
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
@@ -6189,7 +6189,7 @@ def _simple_http_req_100_cont(host, port, is_secure, method, resource):
             )
 
     s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-    if(is_secure == True):
+    if is_secure:
         s = ssl.wrap_socket(s);
     s.settimeout(5)
     s.connect((host, port))