diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp
index 58e29c0c..1a7feaa4 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.cpp
@@ -51,19 +51,20 @@ Configuration::Configuration()
 {
 }
 
-int string2bool(string s)
+bool string2bool(string s)
 {
-    if(s=="0")
+    if(s.compare("0") == 0)
     {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
-    else if(s=="1")
+    else if(s.compare("1") == 0)
     {
-        return 1;
+        return true;
     }
     else
     {
         SC_REPORT_FATAL("Configuration", ("Could not convert to bool: " + s).c_str());
+        return false;
     }
 }