diff --git a/pgactivity/config.py b/pgactivity/config.py
index dde6d66b..280b93fa 100644
--- a/pgactivity/config.py
+++ b/pgactivity/config.py
@@ -174,11 +174,17 @@ def from_config_section(cls: Type[_T], section: configparser.SectionProxy) -> _T
         unknown_options = set(section) - set(known_options)
         if unknown_options:
             raise ValueError(f"invalid option(s): {', '.join(sorted(unknown_options))}")
-        for opt, getter in (("hidden", section.getboolean), ("width", section.getint)):
-            try:
-                values[opt] = getter(opt)
-            except configparser.NoOptionError:
-                pass
+        try:
+            hidden = section.getboolean("hidden")
+        except configparser.NoOptionError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            if hidden is not None:
+                values["hidden"] = hidden
+        try:
+            values["width"] = section.getint("width")
+        except configparser.NoOptionError:
+            pass
         return cls(**values)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index e3b890bd..93909b88 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ def asdict(cfg: Configuration) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
     (tmp_path / "pg_activity.conf").write_text("\n".join(["[client]", "width=5"]))
     cfg = Configuration.lookup(user_config_home=tmp_path)
-    assert cfg is not None and asdict(cfg) == {"client": {"hidden": None, "width": 5}}
+    assert cfg is not None and asdict(cfg) == {"client": {"hidden": False, "width": 5}}