diff --git a/apps/news/models.py b/apps/news/models.py
index c7785f45..79e2bbd0 100644
--- a/apps/news/models.py
+++ b/apps/news/models.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class News(GalleryMixin, BaseAttributes, TranslatedFieldsMixin, HasTagsMixin,
     @property
     def has_any_desc_active(self):
         """Detects whether news item has any active description"""
-        return any(list(map(lambda v: v.lower() == 'true', self.locale_to_description_is_active.values())))
+        return any(list(map(lambda v: v.lower() == 'true' if isinstance(v, str) else v, self.locale_to_description_is_active.values())))
 
     @property
     def is_publish(self):