diff --git a/src/tools/xml_tools.py b/src/tools/xml_tools.py
index 36b6b353..c8bb7702 100644
--- a/src/tools/xml_tools.py
+++ b/src/tools/xml_tools.py
@@ -579,7 +579,9 @@ class BoolWidget(InputWidget):
     type = 'bool'
 
     def __init__(self, xmlui, value='false', name=None, parent=None):
-        if value == '0':
+        if isinstance(value, bool):
+            value = 'true' if value else 'false'
+        elif value == '0':
             value='false'
         elif value == '1':
             value='true'