diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/__init__.py
index 9af180124947..ed9038c3bf6e 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 )
 from galaxy.tool_util.output_checker import DETECTED_JOB_STATE
 from galaxy.util import (
+    asbool,
     DATABASE_MAX_STRING_SIZE,
     ExecutionTimer,
     in_directory,
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ def get_work_dir_outputs(
         output_paths = {}
         for dataset_path in job_wrapper.job_io.get_output_fnames():
             path = dataset_path.real_path
-            if job_wrapper.get_destination_configuration("outputs_to_working_directory", False):
+            if asbool(job_wrapper.get_destination_configuration("outputs_to_working_directory", False)):
                 path = dataset_path.false_path
             output_paths[dataset_path.dataset_id] = path