diff --git a/src/flb_output.c b/src/flb_output.c
index 5cb9045d995..96a05713979 100644
--- a/src/flb_output.c
+++ b/src/flb_output.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int flb_output_instance_destroy(struct flb_output_instance *ins)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_TLS
-    if (ins->flags & FLB_IO_TLS) {
+    if (ins->use_tls == FLB_TRUE) {
         if (ins->tls.context) {
             flb_tls_context_destroy(ins->tls.context);
         }
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ int flb_output_init(struct flb_config *config)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_TLS
-        if (ins->flags & FLB_IO_TLS) {
+        if (ins->use_tls == FLB_TRUE) {
             ins->tls.context = flb_tls_context_new(ins->tls_verify,
                                                    ins->tls_debug,
                                                    ins->tls_vhost,