diff --git a/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.js b/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.js
index 72bd9c61a..11a0dff8c 100644
--- a/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.js
+++ b/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class BoolSetting extends PureComponent {
     };
 
     handleChange = (value) => {
-        this.props.onChange(this.props.id, Boolean(value));
+        this.props.onChange(this.props.id, `${value}`);
     };
 
     render() {
diff --git a/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.test.js b/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.test.js
index db89e1d46..72c9da7f7 100644
--- a/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.test.js
+++ b/app/components/widgets/settings/bool_setting.test.js
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ describe('components/widgets/settings/TextSetting', () => {
 
         wrapper.instance().handleChange(false);
         expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('elementid', false);
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('elementid', 'false');
 
         wrapper.instance().handleChange(true);
         expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('elementid', true);
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('elementid', 'true');
     });
 });