diff --git a/lib/fbe/pmp.rb b/lib/fbe/pmp.rb
index 1c53f73..8a013d9 100644
--- a/lib/fbe/pmp.rb
+++ b/lib/fbe/pmp.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def initialize(value, default, type, memo)
             case type
             when 'int' then Integer(Float(result).truncate)
             when 'float' then Float(result)
-            when 'bool' then result == 'true'
+            when 'bool' then result.to_s == 'true'
             else result
             end
           pmpv.new(result, default, type, memo)
diff --git a/test/fbe/test_pmp.rb b/test/fbe/test_pmp.rb
index 66ed640..490955a 100644
--- a/test/fbe/test_pmp.rb
+++ b/test/fbe/test_pmp.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,30 @@ def test_some_defaults
     refute(Fbe.pmp(loog: Loog::NULL).communications.stealth)
   end
 
+  def test_reads_true_boolean_default
+    $fb = Factbase.new
+    $global = {}
+    $options = Judges::Options.new
+    $loog = Loog::NULL
+    xml = <<~XML
+      <?xml version='1.0'?>
+      <pmp>
+        <area name="communications">
+          <p>
+            <name>stealth</name>
+            <default>true</default>
+            <type>bool</type>
+            <memo>Test boolean default</memo>
+          </p>
+        </area>
+      </pmp>
+    XML
+    File.stub(:read, xml) do
+      assert(Fbe.pmp(loog: Loog::NULL).communications.stealth)
+      assert(Fbe.pmp(loog: Loog::NULL).communications.stealth.value)
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_converts_to_correct_type
     $fb = Factbase.new
     $global = {}