diff --git a/client-api/pvc-api.py b/client-api/pvc-api.py
index b2d07c1b..81578acf 100755
--- a/client-api/pvc-api.py
+++ b/client-api/pvc-api.py
@@ -710,9 +710,9 @@ class API_Node_DomainState(Resource):
               id: Message
         """
         if reqargs['state'] == 'flush':
-            return api_helper.node_flush(node, reqargs.get('wait', False))
+            return api_helper.node_flush(node, strtobool(reqargs.get('wait', 'false')))
         if reqargs['state'] == 'ready':
-            return api_helper.node_ready(node, reqargs.get('wait', False))
+            return api_helper.node_ready(node, strtobool(reqargs.get('wait', 'false')))
         abort(400)
 api.add_resource(API_Node_DomainState, '/node/<node>/domain-state')
 
diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py
index ded77c63..7f63841b 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/node.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def node_domain_state(config, node, action, wait):
     """
     params={
         'state': action,
-        'wait': wait
+        'wait': str(wait).lower()
     }
     response = call_api(config, 'post', '/node/{node}/domain-state'.format(node=node), params=params)