diff --git a/menu/menu_entry.c b/menu/menu_entry.c
index 90eea587d2..86b980defe 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entry.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entry.c
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ uint32_t menu_entry_get_bool_value(uint32_t i)
 void menu_entry_set_bool_value(uint32_t i, uint32_t new_val)
 {
    rarch_setting_t *setting = menu_entry_get_setting(i);
-   *setting->value.boolean = new_val;
+
+   if (new_val == 0)
+      setting_set_with_string_representation(setting, "false");
+   else
+      setting_set_with_string_representation(setting, "true");
 }
 
 struct string_list *menu_entry_enum_values(uint32_t i)
@@ -317,8 +321,8 @@ int menu_entry_pathdir_set_value(uint32_t i, const char *s)
       return -1;
 
    (void)s;
+   setting_set_with_string_representation(setting, menu_path);
 
-   strlcpy(setting->value.string, menu_path, setting->size);
    menu_setting_generic(setting);
 
    menu_list_pop_stack_by_needle(menu_list, setting->name);
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index dc2cde5f85..5029e7aabb 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ void setting_set_with_string_representation(rarch_setting_t* setting,
       case ST_ACTION:
          strlcpy(setting->value.string, value, setting->size);
          break;
+      case ST_BOOL:
+         if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
+            *setting->value.boolean = true;
+         else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
+            *setting->value.boolean = false;
+         break;
 
          /* TODO */
       case ST_HEX:
@@ -217,8 +223,6 @@ void setting_set_with_string_representation(rarch_setting_t* setting,
          break;
       case ST_NONE:
          break;
-      case ST_BOOL:
-         break;
       case ST_BIND:
          break;
    }