diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2ae106f..4b7fa66 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ freshrss_default_password: "freshrss"
 freshrss_language: "en"
 freshrss_title: "FreshRSS"
 # @var freshrss_meta_description: $ "_unset_"
-freshrss_allow_anonymous: "false"
-freshrss_allow_anonymous_refresh: "false"
+freshrss_allow_anonymous: False
+freshrss_allow_anonymous_refresh: False
 freshrss_auth_type: "form"
-freshrss_api_enabled: "false"
-freshrss_unsafe_autologin_enabled: "false"
-freshrss_simplepie_syslog_enabled: "true"
-freshrss_pubsubhubbub_enabled: "false"
-freshrss_allow_robots: "false"
-freshrss_allow_referrer: "false"
+freshrss_api_enabled: False
+freshrss_unsafe_autologin_enabled: False
+freshrss_simplepie_syslog_enabled: True
+freshrss_pubsubhubbub_enabled: False
+freshrss_allow_robots: False
+freshrss_allow_referrer: False
 freshrss_limits_cookie_duration: "2592000"
 freshrss_limits_cache_duration: "800"
 freshrss_limits_timeout: "15"
diff --git a/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2
index 1fdcec4..19d98c8 100644
--- a/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/services/freshrss-compose.yml.j2
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ services:
       {% endif %}
       - FRESHRSS_DEFAULT_USER={{ freshrss_default_user }}
       - FRESHRSS_DEFAULT_PASSWORD={{ freshrss_default_password }}
-      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS={{ freshrss_allow_anonymous }}
-      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_REFRESH={{ freshrss_allow_anonymous_refresh }}
+      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS={{ freshrss_allow_anonymous | bool | lower }}
+      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_REFRESH={{ freshrss_allow_anonymous_refresh | bool | lower }}
       - FRESHRSS_AUTH_TYPE={{ freshrss_auth_type }}
-      - FRESHRSS_API_ENABLED={{ freshrss_api_enabled }}
-      - FRESHRSS_UNSAFE_AUTOLOGIN_ENABLED={{ freshrss_unsafe_autologin_enabled }}
-      - FRESHRSS_SIMPLEPIE_SYSLOG_ENABLED={{ freshrss_simplepie_syslog_enabled }}
-      - FRESHRSS_PUBSUBHUBBUB_ENABLED={{ freshrss_pubsubhubbub_enabled }}
-      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_ROBOTS={{ freshrss_allow_robots }}
-      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_REFERRER={{ freshrss_allow_referrer }}
+      - FRESHRSS_API_ENABLED={{ freshrss_api_enabled | bool | lower }}
+      - FRESHRSS_UNSAFE_AUTOLOGIN_ENABLED={{ freshrss_unsafe_autologin_enabled | bool | lower }}
+      - FRESHRSS_SIMPLEPIE_SYSLOG_ENABLED={{ freshrss_simplepie_syslog_enabled | bool | lower }}
+      - FRESHRSS_PUBSUBHUBBUB_ENABLED={{ freshrss_pubsubhubbub_enabled | bool | lower }}
+      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_ROBOTS={{ freshrss_allow_robots | bool | lower }}
+      - FRESHRSS_ALLOW_REFERRER={{ freshrss_allow_referrer | bool | lower }}
       - FRESHRSS_LIMITS_COOKIE_DURATION={{ freshrss_limits_cookie_duration }}
       - FRESHRSS_LIMITS_CACHE_DURATION={{ freshrss_limits_cache_duration }}
       - FRESHRSS_LIMITS_TIMEOUT={{ freshrss_limits_timeout }}