diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java
index fab61595..d5704252 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class QValueFormatter
     *******************************************************************************/
    public static String formatValue(QFieldMetaData field, Serializable value)
    {
-      return (formatValue(field.getDisplayFormat(), field.getName(), value));
+      return (formatValue(field.getDisplayFormat(), field.getType(), field.getName(), value));
    }
 
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class QValueFormatter
     *******************************************************************************/
    public static String formatValue(String displayFormat, Serializable value)
    {
-      return (formatValue(displayFormat, "", value));
+      return (formatValue(displayFormat, null, "", value));
    }
 
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class QValueFormatter
     ** For a display format string, an optional fieldName (only used for logging),
     ** and a value, apply the format.
     *******************************************************************************/
-   private static String formatValue(String displayFormat, String fieldName, Serializable value)
+   private static String formatValue(String displayFormat, QFieldType fieldType, String fieldName, Serializable value)
    {
       //////////////////////////////////
       // null values get null results //
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ public class QValueFormatter
             return formatBoolean(b);
          }
 
+         if(QFieldType.BOOLEAN.equals(fieldType))
+         {
+            return formatBoolean(ValueUtils.getValueAsBoolean(value));
+         }
+
          if(value instanceof LocalTime lt)
          {
             return formatLocalTime(lt);
@@ -404,6 +409,7 @@ public class QValueFormatter
    }
 
 
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** For a single record, set its display values - where caller (meant to stay private)
     ** can specify if they've already done fieldBehaviors (to avoid re-doing).
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatterTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatterTest.java
index 8760b0fb..cd678974 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatterTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatterTest.java
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.BaseTest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.DateTimeDisplayValueBehavior;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.DisplayFormat;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.DateTimeDisplayValueBehavior;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ class QValueFormatterTest extends BaseTest
       assertNull(QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.BOOLEAN), null));
       assertEquals("Yes", QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.BOOLEAN), true));
       assertEquals("No", QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.BOOLEAN), false));
+      assertEquals("Yes", QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.BOOLEAN), "true"));
+      assertEquals("No", QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.BOOLEAN), "false"));
+      assertEquals("true", QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.STRING), "true"));
+      assertEquals("false", QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.STRING), "false"));
 
       assertNull(QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.TIME), null));
       assertEquals("5:00:00 AM", QValueFormatter.formatValue(new QFieldMetaData().withType(QFieldType.TIME), LocalTime.of(5, 0)));