diff --git a/vlib/encoding/csv/reader_test.v b/vlib/encoding/csv/reader_test.v
index 279ec7c0d2..11549f429e 100644
--- a/vlib/encoding/csv/reader_test.v
+++ b/vlib/encoding/csv/reader_test.v
@@ -281,28 +281,27 @@ fn test_field_double_quotes() {
 }
 
 struct Test {
+mut:
 	id     int
 	bonus  string
 	amount int
+	yes    bool
 }
 
 fn test_decode_to_struct() {
-	text := 'id,bonus,amount\r\n1,bomb,1\r\n2,rocket,1\r\n3,lightning,2\r\n'
+	text := 'id,bonus,amount,yes\r\n1,bomb,1,true\r\n2,rocket,1,false,\r\n3,lightning,2,2\r\n'
 	arr := csv.decode<Test>(text)
-	for i, val in arr {
-		if i == 0 {
-			assert val.id == 1
-			assert val.bonus == 'bomb'
-			assert val.amount == 1
-		} else if i == 1 {
-			assert val.id == 2
-			assert val.bonus == 'rocket'
-			assert val.amount == 1
-		} else if i == 2 {
-			assert val.id == 3
-			assert val.bonus == 'lightning'
-			assert val.amount == 2
-		}
-	}
+	assert arr[0].id == 1
+	assert arr[0].bonus == 'bomb'
+	assert arr[0].amount == 1
+	assert arr[0].yes == true
+	assert arr[1].id == 2
+	assert arr[1].bonus == 'rocket'
+	assert arr[1].amount == 1
+	assert arr[1].yes == false
+	assert arr[2].id == 3
+	assert arr[2].bonus == 'lightning'
+	assert arr[2].amount == 2
+	assert arr[2].yes == true
 	assert arr.len == 3
 }
diff --git a/vlib/encoding/csv/to_struct_arr.v b/vlib/encoding/csv/to_struct_arr.v
index 3b260bcc04..2b3cf35444 100644
--- a/vlib/encoding/csv/to_struct_arr.v
+++ b/vlib/encoding/csv/to_struct_arr.v
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ pub fn decode<T>(data string) []T {
 
 fn string_to_bool(val string) bool {
 	l_val := val.to_lower().trim_space()
-	i_val := val.int()
 	if l_val == 'true' {
 		return true
 	}
-	if i_val == 1 {
+
+	i_val := val.int()
+	if i_val != 0 {
 		return true
 	}