# Changing variable type flips the default (boolean) value?

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/changing-variable-type-flips-the-default-boolean-value/2192
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**Created:** [August 30, 2013, 7:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/changing-variable-type-flips-the-default-boolean-value/2192 "2013-08-30T07:29:27Z")
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### Author: ![ebakkest](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@ebakkest](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ebakkest)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 7:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/changing-variable-type-flips-the-default-boolean-value/2192/1 "2013-08-30T07:29:27Z")

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I have some project variables with Basic Type = variant, and default value = “True”. When I change the basic type to Boolean, the default value flips to “false” and requires me to change it back; is that as expected?

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### Author: ![nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nevar)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/changing-variable-type-flips-the-default-boolean-value/2192/2 "2013-08-30T07:53:21Z")

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Hi Eivind,

Yes this is expected. We don’t perform any conversion on the default value when the type is changed, we simply assume a false default for booleans. The user is then free to change this value after the type selection.&nbsp;