diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java
index c0f341782..90fd03dea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java
@@ -63,14 +63,16 @@ public class PasswordController {
         String ownerPassword = request.getOwnerPassword();
         String password = request.getPassword();
         int keyLength = request.getKeyLength();
-        boolean preventAssembly = request.isPreventAssembly();
-        boolean preventExtractContent = request.isPreventExtractContent();
-        boolean preventExtractForAccessibility = request.isPreventExtractForAccessibility();
-        boolean preventFillInForm = request.isPreventFillInForm();
-        boolean preventModify = request.isPreventModify();
-        boolean preventModifyAnnotations = request.isPreventModifyAnnotations();
-        boolean preventPrinting = request.isPreventPrinting();
-        boolean preventPrintingFaithful = request.isPreventPrintingFaithful();
+        boolean preventAssembly = Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventAssembly());
+        boolean preventExtractContent = Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventExtractContent());
+        boolean preventExtractForAccessibility =
+                Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventExtractForAccessibility());
+        boolean preventFillInForm = Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventFillInForm());
+        boolean preventModify = Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventModify());
+        boolean preventModifyAnnotations =
+                Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventModifyAnnotations());
+        boolean preventPrinting = Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventPrinting());
+        boolean preventPrintingFaithful = Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getPreventPrintingFaithful());
 
         PDDocument document = pdfDocumentFactory.load(fileInput);
         AccessPermission ap = new AccessPermission();
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/api/security/AddPasswordRequest.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/api/security/AddPasswordRequest.java
index 6769a20cb..8dfa4e54f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/api/security/AddPasswordRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/api/security/AddPasswordRequest.java
@@ -32,29 +32,31 @@ public class AddPasswordRequest extends PDFFile {
             requiredMode = Schema.RequiredMode.REQUIRED)
     private int keyLength = 256;
 
-    @Schema(description = "Whether document assembly is prevented", example = "false")
-    private boolean preventAssembly;
+    @Schema(description = "Whether document assembly is prevented", defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventAssembly;
 
-    @Schema(description = "Whether content extraction is prevented", example = "false")
-    private boolean preventExtractContent;
+    @Schema(description = "Whether content extraction is prevented", defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventExtractContent;
 
     @Schema(
             description = "Whether content extraction for accessibility is prevented",
-            example = "false")
-    private boolean preventExtractForAccessibility;
+            defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventExtractForAccessibility;
 
-    @Schema(description = "Whether form filling is prevented", example = "false")
-    private boolean preventFillInForm;
+    @Schema(description = "Whether form filling is prevented", defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventFillInForm;
 
-    @Schema(description = "Whether document modification is prevented", example = "false")
-    private boolean preventModify;
+    @Schema(description = "Whether document modification is prevented", defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventModify;
 
-    @Schema(description = "Whether modification of annotations is prevented", example = "false")
-    private boolean preventModifyAnnotations;
+    @Schema(
+            description = "Whether modification of annotations is prevented",
+            defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventModifyAnnotations;
 
-    @Schema(description = "Whether printing of the document is prevented", example = "false")
-    private boolean preventPrinting;
+    @Schema(description = "Whether printing of the document is prevented", defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventPrinting;
 
-    @Schema(description = "Whether faithful printing is prevented", example = "false")
-    private boolean preventPrintingFaithful;
+    @Schema(description = "Whether faithful printing is prevented", defaultValue = "false")
+    private Boolean preventPrintingFaithful;
 }