diff --git a/shim/runtime/config/config.go b/shim/runtime/config/config.go
index 5eceefccbb07fa5f6837573ba6f8527560814352..c83db918a5e38cc3501797b42373465e6c9da94f 100644
--- a/shim/runtime/config/config.go
+++ b/shim/runtime/config/config.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func GetEnv(spec *specs.Spec, key string) (string, bool) {
 		}
 		return p[1], true
 	}
-	return "", true
+	return "", false
 }
 
 func UpdateEnclaveEnvConfig(cPath string) error {