diff --git a/lib/validator.js b/lib/validator.js
index 41a43720b..a96f7e5c0 100644
--- a/lib/validator.js
+++ b/lib/validator.js
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Specberus.prototype.validate = function (options) {
     self.config.validation = options.validation;
     self.config.htmlValidator = options.htmlValidator;
     self.config.cssValidator = options.cssValidator;
-    self.config.noRecTrack = !!options.noRecTrack;
-    self.config.informativeOnly = !!options.informativeOnly;
+    self.config.noRecTrack = (options.noRecTrack === "true") ? true : false;
+    self.config.informativeOnly = (options.informativeOnly === "true") ? true : false;
     self.config.patentPolicy = options.patentPolicy;
     self.config.processDocument = options.processDocument;
     self.config.lang = 'en_GB';