# Sass variables are not being read in code

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 28, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588 "2023-02-28T23:52:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/4 "2023-03-02T22:48:30Z")

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Have you tried:

`@if $var == "true"`

It’s possible the boolean is actually a string, I’ve run into this with theme components before.

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