diff --git a/templates/client.json.j2 b/templates/client.json.j2
index 3c86ff6..1e34cd5 100644
--- a/templates/client.json.j2
+++ b/templates/client.json.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {% from "templates/encoder/macros/json_encode_macro.j2" import json_encode with context -%}
 
-{{ json_encode(sensu_client_config, convert_nums=true) }}
+{{ json_encode(sensu_client_config, convert_bools=true, convert_nums=true) }}
diff --git a/templates/config.json.j2 b/templates/config.json.j2
index 7ef325e..34675a3 100644
--- a/templates/config.json.j2
+++ b/templates/config.json.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {% from "templates/encoder/macros/json_encode_macro.j2" import json_encode with context -%}
 
-{{ json_encode(sensu_config, convert_nums=true) }}
+{{ json_encode(sensu_config, convert_bools=true, convert_nums=true) }}
diff --git a/templates/rabbitmq.json.j2 b/templates/rabbitmq.json.j2
index 1957a5f..a15dad2 100644
--- a/templates/rabbitmq.json.j2
+++ b/templates/rabbitmq.json.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {% from "templates/encoder/macros/json_encode_macro.j2" import json_encode with context -%}
 
-{{ json_encode(sensu_client_rabbitmq_config, convert_nums=true) }}
+{{ json_encode(sensu_client_rabbitmq_config, convert_bools=true, convert_nums=true) }}