diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba824f89..95901cc3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         "c9.ide.run.build": "#0598fff697",
         "c9.ide.run.debug.xdebug": "#61dcbd0180",
         "c9.ide.save": "#e00549cb0f",
-        "c9.ide.scm": "#3fd9065f59",
+        "c9.ide.scm": "#0bccfb982b",
         "c9.ide.terminal.monitor": "#b76f1c9f24",
         "c9.ide.theme.flat": "#2de8414db7",
         "c9.ide.threewaymerge": "#229382aa0b",
diff --git a/plugins/c9.ide.preferences/experimental.js b/plugins/c9.ide.preferences/experimental.js
index 0b645886..a9595830 100644
--- a/plugins/c9.ide.preferences/experimental.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.ide.preferences/experimental.js
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ define(function(require, exports, module) {
             // return value from url if present, otherwise return the setting
             var idx = c9.location.indexOf(key + "=");
             if (idx !== -1) {
-                if (c9.location.indexOf(key + "=0"))
+                if (c9.location.indexOf(key + "=0") != -1)
                     return false;
-                if (c9.location.indexOf(key + "=1"))
+                if (c9.location.indexOf(key + "=1") != -1)
                     return true;
             }