diff --git a/crates/forge/bin/cmd/create.rs b/crates/forge/bin/cmd/create.rs
index f01d46d3a..b111a13dc 100644
--- a/crates/forge/bin/cmd/create.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/bin/cmd/create.rs
@@ -670,8 +670,11 @@ impl CreateArgs {
 
         println!("Starting contract verification...");
 
-        let num_of_optimizations =
-            if self.opts.compiler.optimize { self.opts.compiler.optimizer_runs } else { None };
+        let num_of_optimizations = if self.opts.compiler.optimize.unwrap_or_default() {
+            self.opts.compiler.optimizer_runs
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
         let verify = forge_verify::VerifyArgs {
             address,
             contract: Some(self.contract),