diff --git a/src/DataTransferObjects/Filters/FilterPillData.php b/src/DataTransferObjects/Filters/FilterPillData.php
index 7dcaffc5d..d6608161f 100644
--- a/src/DataTransferObjects/Filters/FilterPillData.php
+++ b/src/DataTransferObjects/Filters/FilterPillData.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public function getCustomResetButtonAttributes(): array
 
     public function getIsAnExternalLivewireFilter(): int
     {
-        return intval($this->isAnExternalLivewireFilter ?? false);
+        return intval($this->isAnExternalLivewireFilter ?? 0);
     }
 
     public function getSeparator(): string
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ public function getSeparator(): string
 
     public function shouldUsePillsAsHtml(): int
     {
-        return intval($this->renderPillsAsHtml ?? false);
+        return intval($this->renderPillsAsHtml ?? 0);
     }
 
     public function shouldUsePillsTitleAsHtml(): int
     {
-        return intval($this->renderPillsTitleAsHtml ?? false);
+        return intval($this->renderPillsTitleAsHtml ?? 0);
     }
 
     public function shouldWatchForEvents(): int
     {
-        return intval($this->watchForEvents ?? false);
+        return intval($this->watchForEvents ?? 0);
     }
 
     public function isPillValueAnArray(): bool
diff --git a/src/View/Components/FilterPill.php b/src/View/Components/FilterPill.php
index 6ec3f574e..31a9f5344 100644
--- a/src/View/Components/FilterPill.php
+++ b/src/View/Components/FilterPill.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class FilterPill extends Component
 
     public function __construct(public string $filterKey, public FilterPillData $filterPillData)
     {
-        $this->shouldWatch = $this->filterPillData->shouldWatchForEvents() ?? 0;
+        $this->shouldWatch = (bool) $this->filterPillData->shouldWatchForEvents();
     }
 
     public function render(): null|string|\Illuminate\Support\HtmlString|\Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application|\Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\Contracts\View\View