diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/EpsilonDebugAdapter.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/EpsilonDebugAdapter.java
index 9cbc3e05f..6841c245a 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/EpsilonDebugAdapter.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/EpsilonDebugAdapter.java
@@ -539,7 +539,9 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> attach(Map<String, Object> args) {
 			synchronized(this) {
 				// If this is the first time we're attaching to the module...
 				if (this.suspendedState == null) {
-					this.stopAtEveryStatement = "true".equals(args.get(STOP_AT_EVERY_STATEMENT));
+					// We accept both the "true" string and a Boolean true value
+					Object argStop = args.get(STOP_AT_EVERY_STATEMENT);
+					this.stopAtEveryStatement = "true".equals(argStop) || Boolean.TRUE.equals(argStop);
 
 					// Prepare the suspended state
 					suspendedState = new SuspendedState();
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap.test/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/test/egl/EglDebugTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap.test/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/test/egl/EglDebugTest.java
index be47ad59f..5768f5ed2 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap.test/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/test/egl/EglDebugTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.epsilon.eol.dap.test/src/org/eclipse/epsilon/eol/dap/test/egl/EglDebugTest.java
@@ -134,12 +134,21 @@ public void defaultAndInlineBreakpoints() throws Exception {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void stopAtAllStatements() throws Exception {
+	public void stopAtAllStatementsString() throws Exception {
+		testStopAtEveryStatement("true");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void stopAtAllStatementsBoolean() throws Exception {
+		testStopAtEveryStatement(true);
+	}
+
+	private void testStopAtEveryStatement(final Object argStop) throws Exception {
 		SetBreakpointsResponse stopResult = adapter.setBreakpoints(createBreakpoints(createBreakpoint(2))).get();
 		assertTrue("The breakpoint at line 2 was verified", stopResult.getBreakpoints()[0].isVerified());
 
 		// Attach with the "stop at every statement" option turned on
-		attach(Collections.singletonMap(EpsilonDebugAdapter.STOP_AT_EVERY_STATEMENT, "true"));
+		attach(Collections.singletonMap(EpsilonDebugAdapter.STOP_AT_EVERY_STATEMENT, argStop));
 
 		// Break on the first static region of line 2
 		assertStoppedBecauseOf(StoppedEventArgumentsReason.BREAKPOINT);