diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/Curl/src/CurlHandleMetadata.php b/src/Instrumentation/Curl/src/CurlHandleMetadata.php
index 90f57591f..dc5fd6d62 100644
--- a/src/Instrumentation/Curl/src/CurlHandleMetadata.php
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/Curl/src/CurlHandleMetadata.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public function updateFromCurlOption(int $option, mixed $value)
 
                 break;
             case CURLOPT_VERBOSE:
-                $this->verboseEnabled = $value;
+                $this->verboseEnabled = (bool) $value;
 
                 break;
         }
@@ -162,5 +162,4 @@ public static function redactUrlString(string $fullUrl)
 
         return $scheme . $user . $pass . $host . $port . $path . $query . $fragment;
     }
-
 }