diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/utility/valueUtility.py b/src/python/dm/common/utility/valueUtility.py
index 3b17b07e0aacc45159b0d1102c4798c76964e4ad..bcc3e001290c44a9e398d7097cc5557f3982e8c5 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/utility/valueUtility.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/utility/valueUtility.py
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ class ValueUtility:
     def toBoolean(cls, value):
         if value is None:
             return False
-        if str(value).lower() == 'true':
+        strValue = str(value).lower()
+        if strValue == '1':
+            return True
+        elif strValue == 'true':
             return True
         return False