diff --git a/docs/signs.rst b/docs/signs.rst
index d0487e2..8384694 100644
--- a/docs/signs.rst
+++ b/docs/signs.rst
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The following keys are accepted in the marker dictionary:
     example above)
 
 ``createInfoWindow``
-    Optional. Specifies wether or not the icon displays a spezial info window on click. Defaults to true
+    Optional. Specifies whether or not the icon displays an info window on click. Defaults to True
 
 
 Generating the POI Markers
diff --git a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
index ae1a39e..179d0b0 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
+++ b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/views.js
@@ -458,12 +458,10 @@ overviewer.views.SignControlView = Backbone.View.extend({
                             'icon':     iconURL,
                             'visible':  false
                     }); 
-                    if(entity['createInfoWindow']) {
-		        if (entity.createInfoWindow) {
-                            overviewer.util.createMarkerInfoWindow(marker);
-                        } 
+                    if(entity['createInfoWindow'] == true) {
+                        overviewer.util.createMarkerInfoWindow(marker);
                     } else {
-                        if(dataRoot[i].createInfoWindow) {
+                        if(dataRoot[i].createInfoWindow == true) {
                             overviewer.util.createMarkerInfoWindow(marker);
                         }
                     }