diff --git a/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/NSDictionary+CordovaPreferences.m b/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/NSDictionary+CordovaPreferences.m
index dcac40f12..1266ba20f 100644
--- a/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/NSDictionary+CordovaPreferences.m
+++ b/CordovaLib/Classes/Public/NSDictionary+CordovaPreferences.m
@@ -32,8 +32,37 @@ - (BOOL)cordovaBoolSettingForKey:(NSString*)key defaultValue:(BOOL)defaultValue
     BOOL value = defaultValue;
     id prefObj = [self cordovaSettingForKey:key];
 
-    if (prefObj != nil) {
-        value = [(NSNumber*)prefObj boolValue];
+    if (prefObj == nil) {
+        NSLog(@"The preference key \"%@\" is not defined and will default to \"%@\"",
+              key,
+              (defaultValue ? @"TRUE" : @"FALSE"));
+
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    if ([prefObj isKindOfClass:NSString.class]) {
+        prefObj = [prefObj lowercaseString];
+
+        if (
+            // True Case
+            [prefObj isEqualToString:@"true"] ||
+            [prefObj isEqualToString:@"1"] ||
+            // False Case
+            [prefObj isEqualToString:@"false"] ||
+            [prefObj isEqualToString:@"0"]
+            )
+        {
+            value = [prefObj isEqualToString:@"true"] || [prefObj isEqualToString:@"1"];
+        }
+    } else if (
+               [prefObj isKindOfClass:NSNumber.class] &&
+               (
+                [prefObj isEqual: @YES] ||
+                [prefObj isEqual: @NO]
+                )
+               )
+    {
+        value = [prefObj isEqual: @YES];
     }
 
     return value;