diff --git a/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go b/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
index 33f2e43c0..55a2a2d09 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ func (p *Converter) convertFields(metric telegraf.Metric) {
 
 func toBool(v interface{}) (bool, bool) {
 	switch value := v.(type) {
-	case int64, uint64, float64:
-		if value != 0 {
-			return true, true
-		} else {
-			return false, false
-		}
+	case int64:
+		return value != 0, true
+	case uint64:
+		return value != 0, true
+	case float64:
+		return value != 0, true
 	case bool:
 		return value, true
 	case string:
diff --git a/plugins/processors/converter/converter_test.go b/plugins/processors/converter/converter_test.go
index 1310e698a..efde0bcd9 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/converter/converter_test.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/converter/converter_test.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 					String:   []string{"a"},
 					Integer:  []string{"b"},
 					Unsigned: []string{"c", "negative_uint"},
-					Boolean:  []string{"d"},
+					Boolean:  []string{"d", "bool_zero"},
 					Float:    []string{"e"},
 					Tag:      []string{"f"},
 				},
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 					"e":             int64(42),
 					"f":             int64(42),
 					"negative_uint": int64(-42),
+					"bool_zero":     int64(0),
 				},
 				time.Unix(0, 0),
 			),
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 						"d":             true,
 						"e":             42.0,
 						"negative_uint": uint64(0),
+						"bool_zero":     false,
 					},
 					time.Unix(0, 0),
 				),
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 					String:   []string{"a"},
 					Integer:  []string{"b", "overflow_int"},
 					Unsigned: []string{"c"},
-					Boolean:  []string{"d"},
+					Boolean:  []string{"d", "bool_zero"},
 					Float:    []string{"e"},
 					Tag:      []string{"f"},
 				},
@@ -240,6 +242,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 					"e":            uint64(42),
 					"f":            uint64(42),
 					"overflow_int": uint64(math.MaxUint64),
+					"bool_zero":    uint64(0),
 				},
 				time.Unix(0, 0),
 			),
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 						"d":            true,
 						"e":            42.0,
 						"overflow_int": int64(math.MaxInt64),
+						"bool_zero":    false,
 					},
 					time.Unix(0, 0),
 				),
@@ -350,7 +354,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 					String:   []string{"a"},
 					Integer:  []string{"b", "too_large_int", "too_small_int"},
 					Unsigned: []string{"c", "negative_uint", "too_large_uint", "too_small_uint"},
-					Boolean:  []string{"d"},
+					Boolean:  []string{"d", "bool_zero"},
 					Float:    []string{"e"},
 					Tag:      []string{"f"},
 				},
@@ -370,6 +374,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 					"too_small_int":  -math.MaxFloat64,
 					"too_small_uint": -math.MaxFloat64,
 					"negative_uint":  -42.0,
+					"bool_zero":      0.0,
 				},
 				time.Unix(0, 0),
 			),
@@ -390,6 +395,7 @@ func TestConverter(t *testing.T) {
 						"too_small_int":  int64(math.MinInt64),
 						"too_small_uint": uint64(0),
 						"negative_uint":  uint64(0),
+						"bool_zero":      false,
 					},
 					time.Unix(0, 0),
 				),