diff --git a/Services/Dashboard/Block/classes/class.ilBlockDTO.php b/Services/Dashboard/Block/classes/class.ilBlockDTO.php
index b6808acb5046..928f405d35d9 100644
--- a/Services/Dashboard/Block/classes/class.ilBlockDTO.php
+++ b/Services/Dashboard/Block/classes/class.ilBlockDTO.php
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
-* This file is part of ILIAS, a powerful learning management system
-* published by ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.
-*
-* ILIAS is licensed with the GPL-3.0,
-* see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
-* You should have received a copy of said license along with the
-* source code, too.
-*
-* If this is not the case or you just want to try ILIAS, you'll find
-* us at:
-* https://www.ilias.de
-* https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning
-*
-*********************************************************************/
+ * This file is part of ILIAS, a powerful learning management system
+ * published by ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.
+ *
+ * ILIAS is licensed with the GPL-3.0,
+ * see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
+ * You should have received a copy of said license along with the
+ * source code, too.
+ *
+ * If this is not the case or you just want to try ILIAS, you'll find
+ * us at:
+ * https://www.ilias.de
+ * https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning
+ *
+ *********************************************************************/
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
+
 class ilBlockDTO
 {
     private string $type;
diff --git a/Services/Dashboard/ItemsBlock/classes/class.ilDashboardSidePanelSettingsRepository.php b/Services/Dashboard/ItemsBlock/classes/class.ilDashboardSidePanelSettingsRepository.php
index 2cd778ffb510..a065e37a2d9c 100644
--- a/Services/Dashboard/ItemsBlock/classes/class.ilDashboardSidePanelSettingsRepository.php
+++ b/Services/Dashboard/ItemsBlock/classes/class.ilDashboardSidePanelSettingsRepository.php
@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@
 /**
  * This file is part of ILIAS, a powerful learning management system
  * published by ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.
+ *
  * ILIAS is licensed with the GPL-3.0,
  * see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
  * You should have received a copy of said license along with the
  * source code, too.
+ *
  * If this is not the case or you just want to try ILIAS, you'll find
  * us at:
  * https://www.ilias.de
  * https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning
- */
+ *
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
 
 /**
  * Dashboard side panel settings Repo
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ protected function isValidModule(string $mod): bool
     public function enable(string $mod, bool $active): void
     {
         if ($this->isValidModule($mod)) {
-            $this->setting->set("enable_" . $mod, (int) $active);
+            $this->setting->set("enable_" . $mod, $active ? '1' : '0');
         }
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ public function enable(string $mod, bool $active): void
     public function isEnabled(string $mod): bool
     {
         if ($this->isValidModule($mod)) {
-            return (bool) $this->setting->get("enable_" . $mod, true);
+            return (bool) $this->setting->get("enable_" . $mod, '1');
         }
         return false;
     }