diff --git a/frameworks/datastore/models/record.js b/frameworks/datastore/models/record.js
index 0c06597ed4..63b37ec868 100644
--- a/frameworks/datastore/models/record.js
+++ b/frameworks/datastore/models/record.js
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ SC.Record = SC.Object.extend(
     @dependsOn status
   */
   isError: function() {
-    return this.get('status') & SC.Record.ERROR;
+    return !!(this.get('status') & SC.Record.ERROR);
   }.property('status').cacheable(),
 
   /**
diff --git a/frameworks/datastore/system/record_array.js b/frameworks/datastore/system/record_array.js
index 88e5975eeb..82f26fe7ba 100644
--- a/frameworks/datastore/system/record_array.js
+++ b/frameworks/datastore/system/record_array.js
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ SC.RecordArray = SC.Object.extend(SC.Enumerable, SC.Array,
     @type Boolean
   */
   isError: function() {
-    return this.get('status') & SC.Record.ERROR;
+    return !!(this.get('status') & SC.Record.ERROR);
   }.property('status').cacheable(),
 
   /**
diff --git a/frameworks/datastore/tests/models/record/error_methods.js b/frameworks/datastore/tests/models/record/error_methods.js
index a4aaecca90..5230c88545 100644
--- a/frameworks/datastore/tests/models/record/error_methods.js
+++ b/frameworks/datastore/tests/models/record/error_methods.js
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ test("Verify error methods behave correctly", function() {
   store.dataSourceDidError(storeKey, SC.Record.GENERIC_ERROR);
   SC.RunLoop.end();
 
-  ok(thing1.get('isError'), "isError on thing1 should be YES");
-  ok(!thing2.get('isError'), "isError on thing2 should be NO");
+  ok((thing1.get('isError') === YES), "isError on thing1 should be YES");
+  ok((thing2.get('isError') === NO), "isError on thing2 should be NO");
 
   equals(thing1.get('errorObject'), SC.Record.GENERIC_ERROR,
     "get('errorObject') on thing1 should return the correct error object");
diff --git a/frameworks/datastore/tests/system/record_array/error_methods.js b/frameworks/datastore/tests/system/record_array/error_methods.js
index b39ff94fa6..1adc6a6a8f 100644
--- a/frameworks/datastore/tests/system/record_array/error_methods.js
+++ b/frameworks/datastore/tests/system/record_array/error_methods.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test("Verify error methods behave correctly", function() {
   store.dataSourceDidErrorQuery(q, SC.Record.GENERIC_ERROR);
   SC.RunLoop.end();
 
-  ok(things.get('isError'), "isError on things array should be YES");
+  ok((things.get('isError') === YES), "isError on things array should be YES");
 
   equals(things.get('errorObject'), SC.Record.GENERIC_ERROR,
     "get('errorObject') on things array should return the correct error object");