diff --git a/pkgs/zerotier-members/zerotier-members.py b/pkgs/zerotier-members/zerotier-members.py
index 87a6a12b9..1fb9a36ef 100755
--- a/pkgs/zerotier-members/zerotier-members.py
+++ b/pkgs/zerotier-members/zerotier-members.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def list_members(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
             print(
                 member_id,
                 compute_zerotier_ip(network_id, data["id"]),
-                data["authorized"] or "false",
+                data.get("authorized", False)
             )