diff --git a/src/game-mode.ts b/src/game-mode.ts
index a83de95e6af..9722d564e09 100644
--- a/src/game-mode.ts
+++ b/src/game-mode.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class GameMode implements GameModeConfig {
    * - 5 for all other modes
    */
   getStartingLevel(): number {
-    if (Overrides.STARTING_LEVEL_OVERRIDE && Overrides.STARTING_LEVEL_OVERRIDE > 0) {
+    if (Overrides.STARTING_LEVEL_OVERRIDE > 0) {
       return Overrides.STARTING_LEVEL_OVERRIDE;
     }
     switch (this.modeId) {