diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
index 72fb0c99c44..21a12565b68 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 
 // In development mode, caches should expire quickly.
 $duration = '+999 days';
-if (Configure::read('debug') >= 1) {
+if (Configure::read('debug') > 0) {
 	$duration = '+10 seconds';
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/View/Pages/home.ctp b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/View/Pages/home.ctp
index 82f76fe2a98..955053df306 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/View/Pages/home.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/View/Pages/home.ctp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 0.10.0.1076
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
-if (Configure::read('debug') == 0):
+if (!Configure::read('debug')):
 	throw new NotFoundException();
 endif;
 App::uses('Debugger', 'Utility');
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
index f6d0aef64c6..bb7b4706354 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public function __construct(Exception $exception) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$isNotDebug = (Configure::read('debug') == 0);
+		$isNotDebug = !Configure::read('debug');
 		if ($isNotDebug && $method == '_cakeError') {
 			$method = 'error400';
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/View/Layouts/flash.ctp b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/View/Layouts/flash.ctp
index 755c0786309..81b70979ef5 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/View/Layouts/flash.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/View/Layouts/flash.ctp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 <title><?php echo $page_title?></title>
 <?php echo $this->Html->charset(); ?>
 
-<?php if (Configure::read('debug') == 0) { ?>
+<?php if (!Configure::read('debug')) { ?>
 <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="<?php echo $pause?>;url=<?php echo $url?>"/>
 <?php } ?>
 <style><!--