diff --git a/scripts/bitops-config/converters/boolean.sh b/scripts/bitops-config/converters/boolean.sh
index 71d5357..c3e9e73 100755
--- a/scripts/bitops-config/converters/boolean.sh
+++ b/scripts/bitops-config/converters/boolean.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ -n "$DEEP_DEBUG" ]; then
 fi
 
 OUTPUT=""
-if [ -z "$value" ] || [ "$value" == "" ] || [ "$value" == "False" ]; then
+if [ -z "$value" ] || [ "$value" == "" ] || [ "$value" == "False" ] || [ "$value" == "false" ]; then
     OUTPUT=""
 elif [ "$value" == "True" ]; then
     OUTPUT="${cli_flag}"
diff --git a/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh b/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d624092..e884136
--- a/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh
+++ b/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ bash $SCRIPTS_DIR/before-deploy.sh "$HELM_CHART_DIRECTORY"
 
 # set kube config
 if [[ -z "$KUBECONFIG_BASE64" ]]; then
-    if [[ "${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}" == "" ]] || [[ "${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}" == "''" ]] || [[ "${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}" == "None" ]]; then
-        if [[ "${FETCH_KUBECONFIG}" == "True" ]]; then
-            if [[ "${CLUSTER_NAME}" == "" ]] || [[ "${CLUSTER_NAME}" == "''" ]] || [[ "${CLUSTER_NAME}" == "None" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}" == "" ]] || [[ "${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}" == "''" ]] || [[ "${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}" == "None" ]] || [[ "${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}" == "none" ]]; then
+        if [[ "${FETCH_KUBECONFIG}" == "true" ]]; then
+            if [[ "${CLUSTER_NAME}" == "" ]] || [[ "${CLUSTER_NAME}" == "''" ]] || [[ "${CLUSTER_NAME}" == "None" ]] || [[ "${CLUSTER_NAME}" == "none" ]]; then
                 >&2 echo "{\"error\":\"CLUSTER_NAME config is required.Exiting...\"}"
                 exit 1
             else
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if [[ -z "$KUBECONFIG_BASE64" ]]; then
                 export h="helm --kubeconfig=$BITOPS_KUBE_CONFIG_FILE"
             fi
         else
-            if [[ "${FETCH_KUBECONFIG}" == "False" ]]; then
+            if [[ "${FETCH_KUBECONFIG}" == "false" ]]; then
                 >&2 echo "{\"error\":\"'kubeconfig' cannot be false when 'cluster-name' variable is defined in bitops.config.yaml.Exiting...\"}"
                 exit 1
             fi
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if [ -z $BITOPS_PLUGIN_NAME ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Identify the default root folder for $HELM_CHART helm chart"
-if [[ "${DEFAULT_DIR_FLAG}" == "True" ]]; then
+if [[ "${DEFAULT_DIR_FLAG}" == "true" ]]; then
     echo "Use 'opsrepo_root_default_dir' of bitops.config.yaml build config value for default root directory..."
     export DEFAULT_HELM_ROOT="$BITOPS_TEMPDIR/$BITOPS_DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR/$BITOPS_PLUGIN_NAME"
 else