diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f84f6dd53..f80fc6ce3d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ i18n_cache
 apidoc/html
 *.swp
 .idea*
-config.json
+config*.json
 npm-debug.log*
 lib
 newrelic_agent.log
diff --git a/website/server/libs/items/utils.js b/website/server/libs/items/utils.js
index de643a3866..5bc243945f 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/items/utils.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/items/utils.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export function castItemVal (itemPath, itemVal) {
     // Gear is true when you own it and false if you previously owned it but lost it (e.g., Death)
     // Null, empty string, or undefined are taken to mean "unset" i.e. never owned.
     if (['null', '', 'undefined'].includes(itemVal)) return undefined;
+    if (itemVal === 'false') return false;
     return Boolean(itemVal);
   }