diff --git a/tests/views/search_tests.py b/tests/views/search_tests.py
index c7768fbe11d..105939565cb 100644
--- a/tests/views/search_tests.py
+++ b/tests/views/search_tests.py
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ def get_response_json(client, temporal_filter=None, term_filter=None, spatial_fi
         query["term-filter"] = JSONSerializer().serialize(term_filter)
     if spatial_filter is not None:
         query["map-filter"] = JSONSerializer().serialize(spatial_filter)
-    query["core-search"] = True
-    query["localize-descriptors"] = True
+    query["core-search"] = 'true'
+    query["localize-descriptors"] = 'true'
     resource_reviewer_group = Group.objects.get(name="Resource Reviewer")
     test_user = User.objects.get(username="unpriviliged_user")
     test_user.groups.add(resource_reviewer_group)