diff --git a/src/Traits/PayPalAPI.php b/src/Traits/PayPalAPI.php
index 5c06d87f..9de4d958 100644
--- a/src/Traits/PayPalAPI.php
+++ b/src/Traits/PayPalAPI.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public function setCurrentPage(int $page): PayPalClient
      */
     public function showTotals(bool $totals): PayPalClient
     {
-        $this->show_totals = var_export($totals, true);
+        $this->show_totals = $totals ? "true" : "false";
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/Traits/PayPalHttpClient.php b/src/Traits/PayPalHttpClient.php
index 5a1377c2..c90ce7b3 100644
--- a/src/Traits/PayPalHttpClient.php
+++ b/src/Traits/PayPalHttpClient.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ private function setDefaultValues(): void
         $validateSSL = empty($this->validateSSL) ? true : $this->validateSSL;
         $this->validateSSL = $validateSSL;
 
-        $this->show_totals = var_export($this->show_totals, true);
+        $this->showTotals(true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Traits/PayPalRequest.php b/src/Traits/PayPalRequest.php
index 82b92946..fd2f9989 100644
--- a/src/Traits/PayPalRequest.php
+++ b/src/Traits/PayPalRequest.php
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ trait PayPalRequest
     /**
      * Toggle whether totals for list resources are returned after every API call.
      *
-     * @var bool
+     * @var string
      */
-    protected bool $show_totals = true;
+    protected string $show_totals;
 
     /**
      * Set PayPal API Credentials.