diff --git a/include/ylt/easylog/record.hpp b/include/ylt/easylog/record.hpp
index 68ea9651f..2dcd224f7 100644
--- a/include/ylt/easylog/record.hpp
+++ b/include/ylt/easylog/record.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ class record_t {
       const auto end = jkj::dragonbox::to_chars(data, temp);
       ss_.append(temp, std::distance(temp, end));
     }
+    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<bool, U>) {
+      data ? ss_.append("true") : ss_.append("false");
+    }
     else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<char, U>) {
+      data ? ss_.append("true") : ss_.append("false");
       ss_.push_back(data);
     }
     else if constexpr (std::is_enum_v<U>) {
diff --git a/src/easylog/tests/test_easylog.cpp b/src/easylog/tests/test_easylog.cpp
index 16821f46b..8c14482a8 100644
--- a/src/easylog/tests/test_easylog.cpp
+++ b/src/easylog/tests/test_easylog.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ TEST_CASE("test basic") {
   std::unique_ptr<int> ptr(new int(42));
   ELOG_INFO << ptr.get();
   ELOG_INFO << 42 << " " << 4.5 << 'a' << Severity::DEBUG;
+  ELOG_INFO << false << ", " << true;
 
   ELOGV(INFO, "test");
   ELOGV(INFO, "it is a long string test %d %s", 2, "ok");