diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index eb468c6cd53b162140dbd58c987c9cd1740f72be..f69b7a13c4b3b212c63b1e44983609c5c962c693 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def work_in_progress?
-    title =~ /\A\[?WIP\]?:? /i
+    !!(title =~ /\A\[?WIP\]?:? /i)
   end
 
   def mergeable?