diff --git a/src/damaris/gui/ResultReader.py b/src/damaris/gui/ResultReader.py
index 3bed988..f181158 100644
--- a/src/damaris/gui/ResultReader.py
+++ b/src/damaris/gui/ResultReader.py
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ class ResultReader:
                     elif t == "Complex":
                         self.result_description[k]=complex(v)
                     elif t == "Boolean":
-                        self.result_description[k]=bool(v)
+                        # bool("False") would be True, compare the text instead
+                        self.result_description[k]=(v == "True")
                     elif t == "String":
                         self.result_description[k]=v
                     else:
@@ -502,7 +503,8 @@ class ResultReader:
             elif t == "Complex":
                 self.result_description[k]=complex(v)
             elif t == "Boolean":
-                self.result_description[k]=bool(v)
+                # bool("False") would be True, compare the text instead
+                self.result_description[k]=(v == "True")
             elif t == "String":
                 self.result_description[k]=v
             else: