diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/config/overrides.py b/src/ytdl_sub/config/overrides.py
index b5225ed2..f1011fcf 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/config/overrides.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/config/overrides.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from typing import Dict
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Set
+from typing import Type
+from typing import TypeVar
 
 from ytdl_sub.entries.entry import Entry
 from ytdl_sub.entries.script.variable_definitions import VARIABLES
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ from ytdl_sub.utils.scriptable import Scriptable
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import StringFormatterValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import UnstructuredDictFormatterValidator
 
+ExpectedT = TypeVar("ExpectedT")
+
 
 class Overrides(UnstructuredDictFormatterValidator, Scriptable):
     """
@@ -206,7 +210,8 @@ class Overrides(UnstructuredDictFormatterValidator, Scriptable):
         formatter: StringFormatterValidator,
         entry: Optional[Entry] = None,
         function_overrides: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-    ) -> Any:
+        expected_type: Type[ExpectedT] = str,
+    ) -> ExpectedT:
         """
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -216,6 +221,8 @@ class Overrides(UnstructuredDictFormatterValidator, Scriptable):
             Optional. Entry to add source variables to the formatter
         function_overrides
             Optional. Explicit values to override the overrides themselves and source variables
+        expected_type
+            The expected type that should return. Defaults to string.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -226,17 +233,15 @@ class Overrides(UnstructuredDictFormatterValidator, Scriptable):
         StringFormattingException
             If the formatter that is trying to be resolved cannot
         """
-        return formatter.post_process(
+        out = formatter.post_process(
             self._apply_to_resolvable(
                 formatter=formatter, entry=entry, function_overrides=function_overrides
             ).native
         )
 
-    def evaluate_boolean(
-        self, formatter: StringFormatterValidator, entry: Optional[Entry] = None
-    ) -> bool:
-        """
-        Apply a formatter, and evaluate it to a boolean
-        """
-        output = self.apply_formatter(formatter=formatter, entry=entry)
-        return ScriptUtils.bool_formatter_output(output)
+        if not isinstance(out, expected_type):
+            raise StringFormattingException(
+                f"Expected type {expected_type.__name__}, but received '{out.__class__.__name__}'"
+            )
+
+        return out
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/config/plugin/plugin.py b/src/ytdl_sub/config/plugin/plugin.py
index 0cd02b53..23232c48 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/config/plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/config/plugin/plugin.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Plugin(BasePlugin[OptionsValidatorT], Generic[OptionsValidatorT], ABC):
         Returns True if enabled, False if disabled.
         """
         if isinstance(self.plugin_options, ToggleableOptionsDictValidator):
-            return self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(self.plugin_options.enable)
+            return self.overrides.apply_formatter(self.plugin_options.enable, expected_type=bool)
         return True
 
     def ytdl_options_match_filters(self) -> Tuple[List[str], List[str]]:
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/downloader.py b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/downloader.py
index ad9fe272..e806519a 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/downloader.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/downloader.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ class MultiUrlDownloader(SourcePlugin[MultiUrlValidator]):
         entries_to_iter: List[Optional[Entry]] = entries
 
         indices = list(range(len(entries_to_iter)))
-        if self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(validator.download_reverse):
+        if self.overrides.apply_formatter(validator.download_reverse, expected_type=bool):
             indices = reversed(indices)
 
         for idx in indices:
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ class MultiUrlDownloader(SourcePlugin[MultiUrlValidator]):
             ytdl_option_overrides=validator.ytdl_options.to_native_dict(self.overrides)
         )
 
-        include_sibling_metadata = self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(
-            validator.include_sibling_metadata
+        include_sibling_metadata = self.overrides.apply_formatter(
+            validator.include_sibling_metadata, expected_type=bool
         )
 
         parents, orphan_entries = self._download_url_metadata(
@@ -487,11 +487,9 @@ class MultiUrlDownloader(SourcePlugin[MultiUrlValidator]):
         # download the bottom-most urls first since they are top-priority
         for idx, url_validator in reversed(list(enumerate(self.collection.urls.list))):
             # URLs can be empty. If they are, then skip
-            if not (urls := self.overrides.apply_formatter(url_validator.url)):
+            if not (urls := self.overrides.apply_formatter(url_validator.url, expected_type=list)):
                 continue
 
-            assert isinstance(urls, list)
-
             for url in reversed(urls):
                 assert isinstance(url, str)
 
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/date_range.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/date_range.py
index 478cf938..0cba6f89 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/date_range.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/date_range.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class DateRangePlugin(Plugin[DateRangeOptions]):
                 date_validator=self.plugin_options.after, overrides=self.overrides
             )
             after_filter = f"{date_type} >= {after_str}"
-            if self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(self.plugin_options.breaks):
+            if self.overrides.apply_formatter(self.plugin_options.breaks, expected_type=bool):
                 breaking_match_filters.append(after_filter)
             else:
                 match_filters.append(after_filter)
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/embed_thumbnail.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/embed_thumbnail.py
index e7d19b8b..4ce2b144 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/embed_thumbnail.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/embed_thumbnail.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class EmbedThumbnailPlugin(Plugin[EmbedThumbnailOptions]):
 
     @property
     def _embed_thumbnail(self) -> bool:
-        return self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(self.plugin_options)
+        return self.overrides.apply_formatter(self.plugin_options, expected_type=bool)
 
     @classmethod
     def _embed_video_thumbnail(cls, entry: Entry) -> None:
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py
index 7d256998..529c3ebd 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_exclude.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class FilterExcludePlugin(Plugin[FilterExcludeOptions]):
             return entry
 
         for formatter in self.plugin_options.list:
-            should_exclude = self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(formatter=formatter, entry=entry)
+            should_exclude = self.overrides.apply_formatter(
+                formatter=formatter, entry=entry, expected_type=bool
+            )
 
             if should_exclude:
                 logger.info(
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py
index c2bc5217..caf090c1 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/filter_include.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ 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.utils.script import ScriptUtils
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import ListFormatterValidator
 from ytdl_sub.ytdl_additions.enhanced_download_archive import EnhancedDownloadArchive
 
@@ -61,8 +60,8 @@ class FilterIncludePlugin(Plugin[FilterIncludeOptions]):
             return entry
 
         for formatter in self.plugin_options.list:
-            should_exclude = ScriptUtils.bool_formatter_output(
-                self.overrides.apply_formatter(formatter=formatter, entry=entry)
+            should_exclude = self.overrides.apply_formatter(
+                formatter=formatter, entry=entry, expected_type=bool
             )
             if not should_exclude:
                 logger.info(
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py
index 24c07c72..802dab63 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class SharedNfoTagsPlugin(Plugin[SharedNfoTagsOptions], ABC):
         if not nfo_tags:
             return
 
-        if self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(self.plugin_options.kodi_safe):
+        if self.overrides.apply_formatter(self.plugin_options.kodi_safe, expected_type=bool):
             nfo_root = to_max_3_byte_utf8_string(nfo_root)
             nfo_tags = {
                 to_max_3_byte_utf8_string(key): [
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/square_thumbnail.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/square_thumbnail.py
index 030f5a09..dc5db0b7 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/square_thumbnail.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/square_thumbnail.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class SquareThumbnailPlugin(Plugin[SquareThumbnailOptions]):
 
     @property
     def _square_thumbnail(self) -> bool:
-        return self.overrides.evaluate_boolean(self.plugin_options)
+        return self.overrides.apply_formatter(self.plugin_options, expected_type=bool)
 
     @classmethod
     def _convert_to_square_thumbnail(cls, entry: Entry) -> None:
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/throttle_protection.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/throttle_protection.py
index 7acad676..463d1ace 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/throttle_protection.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/throttle_protection.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ class _RandomizedRangeValidator(StrictDictValidator, ABC):
         )
 
     def _randomized_float(self, overrides: Overrides, entry: Optional[Entry] = None) -> float:
-        actualized_min = float(overrides.apply_formatter(self._min, entry=entry))
-        actualized_max = float(overrides.apply_formatter(self._max, entry=entry))
+        actualized_min = overrides.apply_formatter(self._min, entry=entry, expected_type=float)
+        actualized_max = overrides.apply_formatter(self._max, entry=entry, expected_type=float)
 
         if actualized_min < 0:
             raise self._validation_exception(
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class _RandomizedRangeValidator(StrictDictValidator, ABC):
         -------
         Max possible value
         """
-        actualized_max = float(overrides.apply_formatter(self._max, entry=entry))
+        actualized_max = overrides.apply_formatter(self._max, entry=entry, expected_type=float)
         if actualized_max < 0:
             raise self._validation_exception(
                 f"max must be greater than zero, received {actualized_max}"
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py b/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
index aad6a413..b3540731 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/validators/string_formatter_validators.py
@@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ class StringFormatterValidator(StringValidator):
 class FloatFormatterValidator(StringFormatterValidator):
     _expected_value_type_name = "float"
 
-    def post_process(self, resolved: str) -> str:
+    def post_process(self, resolved: str) -> float:
         try:
-            float(resolved)
+            out = float(resolved)
         except Exception as exc:
             raise self._validation_exception(
                 f"Expected a float, but received '{resolved}'"
             ) from exc
 
-        return resolved
+        return out
 
 
 class StandardizedDateValidator(StringFormatterValidator):
@@ -138,15 +138,14 @@ class OverridesStringFormatterValidator(StringFormatterValidator):
 class OverridesIntegerFormatterValidator(OverridesStringFormatterValidator):
     _expected_value_type_name = "integer"
 
-    def post_process(self, resolved: str) -> str:
+    def post_process(self, resolved: str) -> int:
         try:
-            int(resolved)
+            out = int(resolved)
         except Exception as exc:
             raise self._validation_exception(
                 f"Expected an integer, but received '{resolved}'"
             ) from exc
-
-        return resolved
+        return out
 
 
 class OverridesFloatFormatterValidator(FloatFormatterValidator, OverridesStringFormatterValidator):
@@ -158,6 +157,9 @@ class OverridesFloatFormatterValidator(FloatFormatterValidator, OverridesStringF
 class OverridesBooleanFormatterValidator(OverridesStringFormatterValidator):
     _expected_value_type_name = "boolean"
 
+    def post_process(self, resolved: Any) -> bool:
+        return ScriptUtils.bool_formatter_output(output=str(resolved))
+
 
 class ListFormatterValidator(ListValidator[StringFormatterValidator]):
     _inner_list_type = StringFormatterValidator
diff --git a/tests/unit/prebuilt_presets/test_tv_show_collection.py b/tests/unit/prebuilt_presets/test_tv_show_collection.py
index b7f1a6e1..0f7e9c5e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/prebuilt_presets/test_tv_show_collection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/prebuilt_presets/test_tv_show_collection.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class TestTvShowCollectionPreset:
                             # mock so bilateral url gets enabled
                             "subscription_has_download_archive": "True"
                         },
+                        expected_type=list,
                     )
                     assert url == [
                         f"youtube.com/playlist?url_{season_num}_{i}"
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class TestTvShowCollectionPreset:
                                 # mock so bilateral url gets enabled
                                 "subscription_has_download_archive": "True"
                             },
+                            expected_type=list,
                         )
 
                         # First instance is the first url to get thumbnails
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_script_utils.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_script_utils.py
index 608066b5..cbf42790 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_script_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_script_utils.py
@@ -42,25 +42,6 @@ class TestScriptUtils:
         output = single_variable_output(ScriptUtils.to_script(json_dict))
         assert output == expected_output
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "input_str, expected_output",
-        [
-            ("", False),
-            ("true", True),
-            ("false", False),
-            ("[    ]", False),
-            ("{    }", False),
-            ("True", True),
-            ("False", False),
-            ("lol not False", True),
-            ("0", False),
-            ("-1", True),
-            ("1", True),
-        ],
-    )
-    def test_bool_formatter_output(self, input_str: str, expected_output: bool):
-        assert ScriptUtils.bool_formatter_output(input_str) == expected_output
-
     def test_to_syntax_tree(self):
         out = ScriptUtils.to_native_script(
             {