diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b1b6cd6..ec91476 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ inputs:
     description: The working directory for this action
   work_in_root_file_dir:
     description: Change directory into each root file's directory before compiling each documents
+    default: "false"
   continue_on_error:
     description: Continuing to build document even with LaTeX build errors
+    default: "false"
   compiler:
     description: The LaTeX engine to be invoked
     default: latexmk
@@ -31,10 +33,13 @@ inputs:
     description: Arbitrary bash codes to be executed after compiling LaTeX documents
   latexmk_shell_escape:
     description: Instruct latexmk to enable --shell-escape
+    default: "false"
   latexmk_use_lualatex:
     description: Instruct latexmk to use LuaLaTeX
+    default: "false"
   latexmk_use_xelatex:
     description: Instruct latexmk to use XeLaTeX
+    default: "false"
 
 runs:
   using: composite
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 0823fe9..0c40c26 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ fi
 IFS=' ' read -r -a args <<<"$args"
 
 if [[ "$compiler" = "latexmk" ]]; then
-  if [[ -n "$latexmk_shell_escape" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$latexmk_shell_escape" = "true" ]]; then
     args+=("-shell-escape")
   fi
 
-  if [[ -n "$latexmk_use_lualatex" && -n "$latexmk_use_xelatex" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$latexmk_use_lualatex" = "true" && "$latexmk_use_xelatex" = "true" ]]; then
     error "Input 'latexmk_use_lualatex' and 'latexmk_use_xelatex' cannot be used at the same time."
   fi
 
-  if [[ -n "$latexmk_use_lualatex" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$latexmk_use_lualatex" = "true" ]]; then
     for i in "${!args[@]}"; do
       if [[ "${args[i]}" = "-pdf" ]]; then
         unset 'args[i]'
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if [[ "$compiler" = "latexmk" ]]; then
     args=("${args[@]/#-interaction=/--interaction=}")
   fi
 
-  if [[ -n "$latexmk_use_xelatex" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$latexmk_use_xelatex" = "true" ]]; then
     for i in "${!args[@]}"; do
       if [[ "${args[i]}" = "-pdf" ]]; then
         unset 'args[i]'
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ if [[ "$compiler" = "latexmk" ]]; then
   fi
 else
   for VAR in "${!latexmk_@}"; do
-    if [[ -n "${!VAR}" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${!VAR}" = "true" ]]; then
       error "Input '${VAR}' is only valid if input 'compiler' is set to 'latexmk'."
     fi
   done
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ for f in "${root_file[@]}"; do
     continue
   fi
 
-  if [[ -n "$work_in_root_file_dir" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$work_in_root_file_dir" = "true" ]]; then
     pushd "$(dirname "$f")" >/dev/null
     f="$(basename "$f")"
     info "Compile $f in $PWD"
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ for f in "${root_file[@]}"; do
 
   "$compiler" "${args[@]}" "$f" || ret="$?"
   if [[ "$ret" -ne 0 ]]; then
-    if [[ -n "$continue_on_error" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$continue_on_error" = "true" ]]; then
       exit_code="$ret"
     else
       exit "$ret"
     fi
   fi
 
-  if [[ -n "$work_in_root_file_dir" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$work_in_root_file_dir" = "true" ]]; then
     popd >/dev/null
   fi
 done