diff --git a/systemd-journal-gelf b/systemd-journal-gelf
index 67db6c5..3058985 100644
--- a/systemd-journal-gelf
+++ b/systemd-journal-gelf
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ sub save_cursor {
   }
 }
 
+sub yaml_convert_bool {
+  my $val = shift;
+  if ( $val =~ m/^y|Y|yes|Yes|YES|true|True|TRUE$/ ){
+    return 1;
+  } else {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
 #### End Routines ####
 
 GetOptions (
@@ -90,6 +99,11 @@ foreach ( keys %{ $cmd } ){
   $conf->{$_} = $cmd->{$_} if ( $cmd->{$_} );
 }
 
+# YAML::Tiny doesn't handle boolean
+foreach my $key ( qw(compress keep_alive) ) {
+  $conf->{$key} = yaml_convert_bool($conf->{$key});
+}
+
 # Now check config makes sens
 if (
      not $conf->{url} or
diff --git a/systemd-journal-gelf.yml b/systemd-journal-gelf.yml
index 28db0ee..c2ab8be 100644
--- a/systemd-journal-gelf.yml
+++ b/systemd-journal-gelf.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 
 # If enabled, data will be compressed before being sent. Default is enabled
 # Might be disabled for debuging purpose
-# compress: True
+# compress: yes
+
+# If enabled, will use keep-alive with the HTTP server. Default is enabled
+# keep_alive: yes
 
 # If you http endpoint is protected with basic auth, set username and password
 # username: foo