diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/state.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/state.ts
index a195bd6636..45499c02da 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/state.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/state.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ import { OpenAPIV3 } from 'openapi-types';
 
 const upload = multer({ limits: { fileSize: 5242880 } });
 const paramToBool = (param, def) => {
+    if (typeof param === 'boolean') {
+        return param;
+    }
+
     if (param === null || param === undefined) {
         return def;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/api/admin/state.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/api/admin/state.e2e.test.ts
index 9cd69cab13..e743d47dfe 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/api/admin/state.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/api/admin/state.e2e.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ test('exports strategies and features as attachment', async () => {
         .expect(200);
 });
 
+test('accepts "true" and "false" as parameter values', () => {
+    return app.request
+        .get('/api/admin/state/export?strategies=true&tags=false')
+        .expect(200);
+});
+
 test('imports strategies and features', async () => {
     return app.request
         .post('/api/admin/state/import')