diff --git a/java-reporter-core/src/main/java/io/testomat/core/client/request/NativeRequestBodyBuilder.java b/java-reporter-core/src/main/java/io/testomat/core/client/request/NativeRequestBodyBuilder.java
index 60b02bf..f2dede9 100644
--- a/java-reporter-core/src/main/java/io/testomat/core/client/request/NativeRequestBodyBuilder.java
+++ b/java-reporter-core/src/main/java/io/testomat/core/client/request/NativeRequestBodyBuilder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
  * with support for parameterized tests, shared runs, and configurable properties.
  */
 public class NativeRequestBodyBuilder implements RequestBodyBuilder {
-    private final String createParam;
+    private static final String TRUE = "true";
+    private final Boolean createParam;
     private final String sharedRun;
     private final String sharedRunTimeout;
     private final String publishParam;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public NativeRequestBodyBuilder() {
         this.sharedRun = getPropertySafely(SHARED_RUN_PROPERTY_NAME);
         this.sharedRunTimeout = getPropertySafely(SHARED_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY_NAME);
         this.objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-        this.createParam = getPropertySafely(CREATE_TEST_PROPERTY_NAME);
+        this.createParam = getCreateParam();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -137,15 +138,16 @@ private Map<String, Object> buildTestResultMap(TestResult result) {
             body.put("rid", result.getRid());
         }
 
-        if (this.createParam != null) {
-            body.put("create", "true");
+        if (createParam) {
+            body.put("create", TRUE);
         }
 
         return body;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Safely retrieves property value, returning null if property is not found or any exception occurs.
+     * Safely retrieves property value, returning null if property is not
+     * found or any exception occurs.
      * Centralizes exception handling for all property access operations.
      *
      * @param propertyName the name of the property to retrieve
@@ -158,4 +160,12 @@ private String getPropertySafely(String propertyName) {
             return null;
         }
     }
+
+    private boolean getCreateParam() {
+        try {
+           return  provider.getProperty(CREATE_TEST_PROPERTY_NAME).equalsIgnoreCase(TRUE);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java-reporter-junit/src/main/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManager.java b/java-reporter-junit/src/main/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManager.java
index 4517892..c737f7a 100644
--- a/java-reporter-junit/src/main/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManager.java
+++ b/java-reporter-junit/src/main/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManager.java
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ public void loadTestBodyIfRequired(final ExtensionContext extensionContext) {
 
     private boolean isInitializeExportRequired() {
         try {
-            String propertyValue = provider.getProperty(EXPORT_REQUIRED_PROPERTY_NAME);
-            return propertyValue != null;
+            return provider.getProperty(EXPORT_REQUIRED_PROPERTY_NAME).equalsIgnoreCase("true");
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/java-reporter-junit/src/test/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManagerTest.java b/java-reporter-junit/src/test/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManagerTest.java
index 91cd11a..9a77501 100644
--- a/java-reporter-junit/src/test/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManagerTest.java
+++ b/java-reporter-junit/src/test/java/io/testomat/junit/methodexporter/MethodExportManagerTest.java
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void shouldHandleCompleteSuccessfulFlow() {
             List<ExporterTestCase> testCases = createTestCases(5);
 
             when(mockPropertyProvider.getProperty(MethodExportManager.EXPORT_REQUIRED_PROPERTY_NAME))
-                    .thenReturn("enabled");
+                    .thenReturn("true");
             when(mockFileFinder.getTestClassFilePath(TestClassA.class)).thenReturn(filepath);
             when(mockFileParser.parseFile(filepath)).thenReturn(mockCompilationUnit);
             when(mockMethodCaseExtractor.extractTestCases(mockCompilationUnit, filepath))
diff --git a/java-reporter-testng/src/main/java/io/testomat/testng/methodexporter/TestNgMethodExportManager.java b/java-reporter-testng/src/main/java/io/testomat/testng/methodexporter/TestNgMethodExportManager.java
index d35c8fc..5ea98ff 100644
--- a/java-reporter-testng/src/main/java/io/testomat/testng/methodexporter/TestNgMethodExportManager.java
+++ b/java-reporter-testng/src/main/java/io/testomat/testng/methodexporter/TestNgMethodExportManager.java
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ public void loadTestBodyForClass(Class<?> testClass) {
 
     private boolean isInitializeExportRequired() {
         try {
-            String propertyValue = provider.getProperty(EXPORT_REQUIRED_PROPERTY_NAME);
-            log.debug("Property {} value: {}", EXPORT_REQUIRED_PROPERTY_NAME, propertyValue);
-            return propertyValue != null;
+            return provider.getProperty(EXPORT_REQUIRED_PROPERTY_NAME).equalsIgnoreCase("true");
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error("Error checking export required property: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
             return false;