diff --git a/manim/utils/ipython_magic.py b/manim/utils/ipython_magic.py
index 601d4d6f8e..9938f7f1e5 100644
--- a/manim/utils/ipython_magic.py
+++ b/manim/utils/ipython_magic.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def construct(self):
 
                 file_type = mimetypes.guess_type(config["output_file"])[0]
                 embed = config["media_embed"]
-                if embed is None:
+                if embed is False:
                     # videos need to be embedded when running in google colab.
                     # do this automatically in case config.media_embed has not been
                     # set explicitly.