diff --git a/opencore_legacy_patcher/wx_gui/gui_settings.py b/opencore_legacy_patcher/wx_gui/gui_settings.py
index 231c3426f..ae1e1e330 100644
--- a/opencore_legacy_patcher/wx_gui/gui_settings.py
+++ b/opencore_legacy_patcher/wx_gui/gui_settings.py
@@ -158,7 +158,16 @@ def _generate_elements(self, frame: wx.Frame = None) -> None:
                 if setting_info["type"] == "checkbox":
                     # Add checkbox, and description underneath
                     checkbox = wx.CheckBox(panel, label=setting, pos=(10 + width, 10 + height), size = (300,-1))
-                    checkbox.SetValue(setting_info["value"] if setting_info["value"] else False)
+
+                    value = False
+                    if "value" in setting_info:
+                        try:
+                            value = bool(setting_info["value"])
+                        except ValueError:
+                            logging.error(f"Invalid value for {setting}, got {setting_info['value']} (type: {type(setting_info['value'])})")
+                            value = False
+
+                    checkbox.SetValue(value)
                     checkbox.SetFont(gui_support.font_factory(13, wx.FONTWEIGHT_BOLD))
                     event = lambda event, warning=setting_info["warning"] if "warning" in setting_info else "", override=bool(setting_info["override_function"]) if "override_function" in setting_info else False: self.on_checkbox(event, warning, override)
                     checkbox.Bind(wx.EVT_CHECKBOX, event)