diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py
index 529c3ebd..d4adcc86 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ from ytdl_sub.config.validators.options import OptionsValidator
 from ytdl_sub.entries.entry import Entry
 from ytdl_sub.utils.exceptions import StringFormattingException
 from ytdl_sub.utils.logger import Logger
-from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import ListFormatterValidator
+from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import BooleanFormatterValidator
+from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import ListValidator
 from ytdl_sub.ytdl_additions.enhanced_download_archive import EnhancedDownloadArchive
 
 logger = Logger.get("filter-exclude")
 
 
-class FilterExcludeOptions(ListFormatterValidator, OptionsValidator):
+class FilterExcludeOptions(ListValidator[BooleanFormatterValidator], OptionsValidator):
     """
     Applies a conditional OR on any number of filters comprised of either variables or scripts.
     If any filter evaluates to True, the entry will be excluded.
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ class FilterExcludeOptions(ListFormatterValidator, OptionsValidator):
            { %contains( %lower(description), '#short' ) }
     """
 
+    _inner_list_type = BooleanFormatterValidator
+
 
 class FilterExcludePlugin(Plugin[FilterExcludeOptions]):
     plugin_options_type = FilterExcludeOptions
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py
index caf090c1..5002dfdb 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ from ytdl_sub.config.validators.options import OptionsValidator
 from ytdl_sub.entries.entry import Entry
 from ytdl_sub.utils.exceptions import StringFormattingException
 from ytdl_sub.utils.logger import Logger
-from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import ListFormatterValidator
+from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import BooleanFormatterValidator
+from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import ListValidator
 from ytdl_sub.ytdl_additions.enhanced_download_archive import EnhancedDownloadArchive
 
 logger = Logger.get("filter-include")
 
 
-class FilterIncludeOptions(ListFormatterValidator, OptionsValidator):
+class FilterIncludeOptions(ListValidator[BooleanFormatterValidator], OptionsValidator):
     """
     Applies a conditional AND on any number of filters comprised of either variables or scripts.
     If all filters evaluate to True, the entry will be included.
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ class FilterIncludeOptions(ListFormatterValidator, OptionsValidator):
            }
     """
 
+    _inner_list_type = BooleanFormatterValidator
+
 
 class FilterIncludePlugin(Plugin[FilterIncludeOptions]):
     plugin_options_type = FilterIncludeOptions
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py b/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
index b3540731..3783293d 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ class StandardizedDateValidator(StringFormatterValidator):
         return resolved
 
 
+class BooleanFormatterValidator(StringFormatterValidator):
+    _expected_value_type_name = "boolean"
+
+    def post_process(self, resolved: Any) -> bool:
+        return ScriptUtils.bool_formatter_output(output=str(resolved))
+
+
 # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 class OverridesStringFormatterValidator(StringFormatterValidator):
     """
@@ -154,7 +161,9 @@ class OverridesFloatFormatterValidator(FloatFormatterValidator, OverridesStringF
     """
 
 
-class OverridesBooleanFormatterValidator(OverridesStringFormatterValidator):
+class OverridesBooleanFormatterValidator(
+    BooleanFormatterValidator, OverridesStringFormatterValidator
+):
     _expected_value_type_name = "boolean"
 
     def post_process(self, resolved: Any) -> bool: