diff --git a/circ/circulation.pl b/circ/circulation.pl
index b890226cbc..2822bd1ec7 100755
--- a/circ/circulation.pl
+++ b/circ/circulation.pl
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ if ( @$barcodes && $op eq 'cud-checkout' ) {
             }
             unless ($confirm_required) {
                 my $switch_onsite_checkout = exists $messages->{ONSITE_CHECKOUT_WILL_BE_SWITCHED};
-                if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') && !$recall_id ) {
+                if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ne "off" && !$recall_id ) {
                     my $recall = Koha::Recalls->find(
                         {
                             biblio_id => $item->biblionumber,
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ if ($patron) {
         WaitingHolds => $waiting_holds,
     );
 
-    if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ) {
+    if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ne "off" ) {
         my $waiting_recalls = $patron->recalls->search( { status => 'waiting' } );
         $template->param(
             recalls => $patron->recalls->filter_by_current->search( {}, { order_by => { -asc => 'created_date' } } ),
diff --git a/circ/returns.pl b/circ/returns.pl
index 24fac809f0..0c88893d3a 100755
--- a/circ/returns.pl
+++ b/circ/returns.pl
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ if ( $transit && $op eq 'cud-transfer' ) {
     my $transfer = Koha::Item::Transfers->find($transit);
     if ($canceltransfer) {
         $transfer->cancel( { reason => 'Manual', force => 1 } );
-        if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ) {
+        if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ne "off" ) {
             my $recall_transfer_deleted = Koha::Recalls->find( { item_id => $itemnumber, status => 'in_transit' } );
             if ( defined $recall_transfer_deleted ) {
                 $recall_transfer_deleted->revert_transfer;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ if ( $transit && $op eq 'cud-transfer' ) {
     my $item     = Koha::Items->find($itemnumber);
     my $transfer = $item->get_transfer;
     $transfer->cancel( { reason => 'Manual', force => 1 } );
-    if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ) {
+    if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ne "off" ) {
         my $recall_transfer_deleted = Koha::Recalls->find( { item_id => $itemnumber, status => 'in_transit' } );
         if ( defined $recall_transfer_deleted ) {
             $recall_transfer_deleted->revert_transfer;
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/biblio-view-menu.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/biblio-view-menu.inc
index adb5d1c377..6f5869a44a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/biblio-view-menu.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/biblio-view-menu.inc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             </li>
         [%- END -%]
 
-        [%- IF ( Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') && CAN_user_recalls ) -%]
+        [%- IF ( Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" && CAN_user_recalls ) -%]
             <li [% IF recallsview %]class="active"[% END %]>
                 <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/recalls/request.pl?biblionumber=[% biblio_object_id | url %]">Recalls ([% biblio.recalls.search( completed => 0 ).count | html %])</a>
             </li>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
index 0cafe877ee..de19ba6f06 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
                     <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/ill-requests.pl?borrowernumber=[% patron.borrowernumber | uri %]">ILL requests history</a>
                 </li>
             [% END %]
-            [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') && CAN_user_recalls %]
+            [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" && CAN_user_recalls %]
                 <li [% IF recallsview %]class="active"[% END %]>
                     <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/recallshistory.pl?borrowernumber=[% patron.borrowernumber | uri %]">Recalls history</a>
                 </li>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-nav.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-nav.inc
index 7f15bbe094..daceae3c90 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-nav.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-nav.inc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         </li>
     </ul>
 
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') and CAN_user_recalls %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" and CAN_user_recalls %]
         <h5>Recalls</h5>
         <ul>
             <li>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
index 99f3f8d124..fef91e2279 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/html_helpers/tables/items/catalogue_detail.inc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             LocalCoverImages: [% Koha.Preference('LocalCoverImages') ? 1 : 0 | html %],
             OPACLocalCoverImages: [% Koha.Preference('OPACLocalCoverImages') ? 1 : 0 | html %],
             EnableItemGroups: [% Koha.Preference('EnableItemGroups') ? 1 : 0 | html %],
-            UseRecalls: [% Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') ? 1 : 0 | html %],
+            UseRecalls: [% Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" ? 1 : 0 | html %],
             UseCourseReserves: [% Koha.Preference('UseCourseReserves') ? 1 : 0 | html %],
             ClaimReturnedLostValue: [% Koha.Preference('ClaimReturnedLostValue') || 0 | html %],
             EasyAnalyticalRecords: [% Koha.Preference('EasyAnalyticalRecords') ? 1 : 0| html %],
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/messaging-preference-form.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/messaging-preference-form.inc
index 6b7c489618..d493a0ef57 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/messaging-preference-form.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/messaging-preference-form.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             [% NEXT IF !Koha.Preference('MembershipExpiryDaysNotice') && messaging_preference.Patron_Expiry %]
             [% NEXT IF messaging_preference.Patron_Expiry && (category.enforce_expiry_notice || patron.category.enforce_expiry_notice) %]
             [% NEXT IF messaging_preference.Auto_Renewals && Koha.Preference('AutoRenewalNotices') != 'preferences' %]
-            [% NEXT IF !Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') && messaging_preference.message_name.match('^Recall_') %]
+            [% NEXT IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') == "off" && messaging_preference.message_name.match('^Recall_') %]
             <tr id="[% messaging_preference.message_name _ "_message" | lower | html %]">
                 <td
                     >[% IF ( messaging_preference.Item_Due ) %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-detail-tabs.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-detail-tabs.inc
index 9320839dfa..9351ec0d3d 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-detail-tabs.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-detail-tabs.inc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             [% END %]
         [% END %]
 
-        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
             [% WRAPPER tab_item tabname= "recalls" %]
                 <span>Recalls</span>
                 [% IF ( recalls.count ) %]
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
             [% END %]
         [% END %]
 
-        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
             [% WRAPPER tab_panel tabname="recalls" %]
                 [% INCLUDE 'recalls.inc' %]
             [% END # /tab_panel# %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt
index a1318db896..644d1ae408 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
                             <th>Article requests</th>
                         [% END %]
                         <th>Rental discount (%)</th>
-                        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+                        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
                             <th>Recalls allowed (total)</th>
                             <th>Recalls per record (count)</th>
                             <th>On shelf recalls allowed</th>
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
                                         </td>
                                     [% END %]
                                     <td>[% rentaldiscount | html %]</td>
-                                    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+                                    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
                                         <td>[% recalls_allowed | html %]</td>
                                         <td>[% recalls_per_record | html %]</td>
                                         <td data-code="[% on_shelf_recalls | html %]">
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
                             </td>
                         [% END %]
                         <td><input type="text" name="rentaldiscount" id="rentaldiscount" size="3" inputmode="decimal" pattern="^\d+(\.\d{2})?$" /></td>
-                        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+                        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
                             <td><input type="text" name="recalls_allowed" id="recalls_allowed" size="3" /></td>
                             <td><input type="text" name="recalls_per_record" id="recalls_per_record" size="3" /></td>
                             <td>
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
                             <th>Article requests</th>
                         [% END %]
                         <th>Rental discount (%)</th>
-                        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+                        [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
                             <th>Recalls allowed (total)</th>
                             <th>Recalls per record (count)</th>
                             <th>On shelf recalls allowed</th>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
index 56d436096a..e5330bbba3 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@
                                                     <span>Holds ([% SEARCH_RESULT.biblio_object.holds.count | html %])</span>
                                                 [% END %]
                                             [% END # /IF SEARCH_RESULT.norequests %]
-                                            [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') and CAN_user_recalls %]
+                                            [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" and CAN_user_recalls %]
                                                 |
                                                 <a id="recall_[% SEARCH_RESULT.biblionumber | html %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/recalls/request.pl?biblionumber=[% SEARCH_RESULT.biblionumber | html %]"
                                                     >Recalls ([% SEARCH_RESULT.biblio_object.recalls.search( completed => 0 ).count | html %])</a
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation-home.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation-home.tt
index b6804b4f0b..035f25d49a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation-home.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation-home.tt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                 </ul>
             </div>
 
-            [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') and CAN_user_recalls %]
+            [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" and CAN_user_recalls %]
                 <div class="recalls">
                     <h3>Recalls</h3>
 
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/recallshistory.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/recallshistory.tt
index 50ea95454f..eae0a5b4b5 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/recallshistory.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/recallshistory.tt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 [% WRAPPER 'main-container.inc' aside='circ-menu' %]
     [% INCLUDE 'members-toolbar.inc' %]
     <h1>Recalls history</h1>
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
         [% IF recalls.count %]
             <input type="checkbox" id="hide_old" name="hide_old" checked="checked" />
             <label for="hide_old">Show old recalls</label>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_old_queue.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_old_queue.tt
index 741ad52f3f..9235b7db57 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_old_queue.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_old_queue.tt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 [% WRAPPER 'main-container.inc' aside='circ-nav' %]
     <h1>Old recalls</h1>
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
         <div class="page-section"> [% INCLUDE 'recalls.inc' %] </div>
         <!-- /.page-section -->
     [% ELSE %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_overdue.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_overdue.tt
index 933d08461b..d843ad4adb 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_overdue.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_overdue.tt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 [% WRAPPER 'main-container.inc' aside='circ-nav' %]
     <h1>Overdue recalls</h1>
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
         [% IF recalls.count %]
             <div class="page-section">
                 <form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/recalls/recalls_overdue.pl">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_queue.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_queue.tt
index ced0feb94a..f94fed5882 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_queue.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_queue.tt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 [% WRAPPER 'main-container.inc' aside='circ-nav' %]
     <h1>Recalls queue</h1>
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
         [% IF recalls.count %]
             <div class="page-section">
                 <form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/recalls/recalls_queue.pl">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_to_pull.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_to_pull.tt
index 3663185e0a..35482b251e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_to_pull.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_to_pull.tt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 [% WRAPPER 'main-container.inc' aside='circ-nav' %]
     <h1>Recalls to pull</h1>
     The following recalls could be fulfilled by available items.
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
         [% IF recalls %]
             <div id="recalls" class="page-section">
                 <table id="recalls-table">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_waiting.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_waiting.tt
index 7160ac8dbc..f1f0afa650 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_waiting.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/recalls_waiting.tt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 [% WRAPPER 'main-container.inc' aside='circ-nav' %]
     <h1>Recalls awaiting pickup</h1>
 
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
 
         [% WRAPPER tabs id= "results" %]
             [% WRAPPER tabs_nav %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/request.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/request.tt
index 09798b5597..4fb0832668 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/request.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/recalls/request.tt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 [% WRAPPER 'main-container.inc' aside='biblio-view-menu' %]
     <h1>Existing recalls</h1>
 
-    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') %]
+    [% IF Koha.Preference('UseRecalls') != "off" %]
         [% IF recalls.count %]
             <div class="page-section">
                 <form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/recalls/request.pl">
diff --git a/members/moremember.pl b/members/moremember.pl
index 19d72f0f21..266a605306 100755
--- a/members/moremember.pl
+++ b/members/moremember.pl
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ $template->param(
     WaitingHolds => $waiting_holds,
 );
 
-if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ) {
+if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ne "off" ) {
     my $waiting_recalls = $patron->recalls->search( { status => 'waiting' } );
     $template->param( waiting_recalls => $waiting_recalls );
 }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ $template->param(
     patron_lists_count        => $patron_lists_count,
 );
 
-if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ) {
+if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ne "off" ) {
     $template->param(
         recalls         => $patron->recalls( {}, { order_by => { -asc => 'recalldate' } } )->filter_by_current,
         specific_patron => 1,
diff --git a/svc/checkouts b/svc/checkouts
index b3cf97d1df..1b64be8755 100755
--- a/svc/checkouts
+++ b/svc/checkouts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ while ( my $c = $sth->fetchrow_hashref() ) {
     my @subtitles = split( / \| /, $c->{'subtitle'} // '' );
 
     my $recalled = 0;
-    if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ) {
+    if ( C4::Context->preference('UseRecalls') ne "off" ) {
         my $item   = Koha::Items->find( $c->{itemnumber} );
         my $recall = undef;
         $recall = $item->check_recalls if $item->can_be_waiting_recall;