diff --git a/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/PullParser.java b/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/PullParser.java
index 5938c84..09749f1 100644
--- a/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/PullParser.java
+++ b/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/PullParser.java
@@ -330,15 +330,15 @@
             }
             else if (EXTEND.equals(name))
             {
-                requirement.setExtend(Boolean.parseBoolean(value));
+                requirement.setExtend(Boolean.valueOf(value).booleanValue());
             }
             else if (MULTIPLE.equals(name))
             {
-                requirement.setMultiple(Boolean.parseBoolean(value));
+                requirement.setMultiple(Boolean.valueOf(value).booleanValue());
             }
             else if (OPTIONAL.equals(name))
             {
-                requirement.setOptional(Boolean.parseBoolean(value));
+                requirement.setOptional(Boolean.valueOf(value).booleanValue());
             }
         }
         int event;
@@ -382,4 +382,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}