diff --git a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Tests/XmlTests.cs b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Tests/XmlTests.cs
index b32f931a..a88926c5 100644
--- a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Tests/XmlTests.cs
+++ b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator.Tests/XmlTests.cs
@@ -766,6 +766,39 @@ public void DecimalSeparatorTest()
             Assert.Contains("private decimal _someAttr = 1.5m;", content);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void BoolTest()
+        {
+            // see https://github.com/mganss/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/issues/103
+
+            const string xsd = @"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?>
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"" elementFormDefault=""qualified"" attributeFormDefault=""unqualified"">
+  <xs:complexType name=""NamedType"">
+    <xs:attribute name=""b0"" type=""xs:boolean"" default=""0"" />
+    <xs:attribute name=""b1"" type=""xs:boolean"" default=""1"" />
+    <xs:attribute name=""bf"" type=""xs:boolean"" default=""false"" />
+    <xs:attribute name=""bt"" type=""xs:boolean"" default=""true"" />
+  </xs:complexType>
+</xs:schema>";
+
+            var generator = new Generator
+            {
+                NamespaceProvider = new NamespaceProvider
+                {
+                    GenerateNamespace = key => "Test",
+                },
+                GenerateInterfaces = true,
+                AssemblyVisible = true
+            };
+            var contents = ConvertXml(nameof(ComplexTypeWithAttributeGroupExtension), xsd, generator);
+            var content = Assert.Single(contents);
+
+            Assert.Contains("private bool _b0 = false;", content);
+            Assert.Contains("private bool _b1 = true;", content);
+            Assert.Contains("private bool _bf = false;", content);
+            Assert.Contains("private bool _bt = true;", content);
+        }
+
         private static void CompareOutput(string expected, string actual)
         {
             string Normalize(string input) => Regex.Replace(input, @"[ \t]*\r\n", "\n");
diff --git a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs
index 6028dca3..ad6247d1 100644
--- a/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs
+++ b/XmlSchemaClassGenerator/TypeModel.cs
@@ -1274,19 +1274,17 @@ public override CodeExpression GetDefaultValueFor(string defaultString, bool att
             {
                 var rv = new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(new CodeTypeReferenceExpression(typeof(DateTime)), "Parse", new CodePrimitiveExpression(defaultString));
                 return rv;
-            } 
-			else if (type == typeof(Boolean) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(defaultString) && !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(defaultString)) { 
-				if (defaultString == "0") {
-					//alternate false
+            }
+			else if (type == typeof(bool) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(defaultString))
+            {
+				if (defaultString == "0")
 					return new CodePrimitiveExpression(false);
-				} else if (defaultString == "1") {
+                else if (defaultString == "1")
 					return new CodePrimitiveExpression(true);
-				} else {
+                else
 					return new CodePrimitiveExpression(Convert.ChangeType(defaultString, ValueType));
-				}
 			}
 
-
             return new CodePrimitiveExpression(Convert.ChangeType(defaultString, ValueType, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
         }