diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 27ff89b..3ceb6a4 100755
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ internals.Connection.prototype.get = async function (key) {
         throw Error('Bad envelope content');
     }
 
-    if ((!envelope.item && envelope.item !== 0) ||
-        !envelope.stored) {
-
+    if (!envelope.stored || !envelope.hasOwnProperty('item')) {
         throw Error('Incorrect envelope structure');
     }
 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index c5574c9..f09f057 100755
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -787,6 +787,25 @@ describe('Redis', () => {
             const result = await redis.get(key);
             expect(result.item).to.equal(0);
         });
+
+        it('can store and retrieve falsy values such as boolean false', async () => {
+
+            const options = {
+                host: '127.0.0.1',
+                port: 6379,
+                partition: 'wwwtest'
+            };
+            const key = {
+                id: 'test',
+                segment: 'test'
+            };
+
+            const redis = new Redis(options);
+            await redis.start();
+            await redis.set(key, false, 200);
+            const result = await redis.get(key);
+            expect(result.item).to.equal(false);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('set()', () => {