diff --git a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema.pm b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema.pm
index c2348962..7f2528a3 100644
--- a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema.pm
+++ b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema.pm
@@ -40,19 +40,16 @@ sub new {
             $false ||= \&_bool_booleanpm_false;
             push @bool_class, 'boolean';
         }
-        elsif ($b eq 'perl') {
-            $true ||= \&_bool_perl_true;
-            $false ||= \&_bool_perl_false;
-        }
-        elsif ($b eq 'perl_experimental') {
-            $true ||= \&_bool_perl_true;
-            $false ||= \&_bool_perl_false;
-            push @bool_class, 'perl_experimental';
+        elsif ($b eq 'perl' or $b eq 'perl_experimental') {
+            push @bool_class, 'perl';
         }
         else {
             die "Invalid value for 'boolean': '$b'. Allowed: ('perl', 'boolean', 'JSON::PP')";
         }
     }
+    # Ensure booleans are resolved
+    $true ||= \&_bool_perl_true;
+    $false ||= \&_bool_perl_false;
 
     my %representers = (
         'undef' => undef,
diff --git a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/Core.pm b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/Core.pm
index 0bed290e..bd51351b 100644
--- a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/Core.pm
+++ b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/Core.pm
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ sub register {
 
     if ($schema->bool_class) {
         for my $class (@{ $schema->bool_class }) {
-            if ($class eq 'perl_experimental') {
+            if ($class eq 'perl') {
                 $schema->add_representer(
-                    bool => $class,
+                    bool => 1,
                     code => \&represent_bool,
                 );
                 next;
diff --git a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/JSON.pm b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/JSON.pm
index d3abe0c1..c96fe193 100644
--- a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/JSON.pm
+++ b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/JSON.pm
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ sub register {
 
     if ($schema->bool_class) {
         for my $class (@{ $schema->bool_class }) {
-            if ($class eq 'perl_experimental') {
+            if ($class eq 'perl') {
                 $schema->add_representer(
-                    bool => $class,
+                    bool => 1,
                     code => \&represent_bool,
                 );
                 next;
diff --git a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/YAML1_1.pm b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/YAML1_1.pm
index 5c8f8c1f..4f9a0dd2 100644
--- a/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/YAML1_1.pm
+++ b/lib/YAML/PP/Schema/YAML1_1.pm
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ sub register {
 
     if ($schema->bool_class) {
         for my $class (@{ $schema->bool_class }) {
+            if ($class eq 'perl') {
+                $schema->add_representer(
+                    bool => 1,
+                    code => \&represent_bool,
+                );
+                next;
+            }
             $schema->add_representer(
                 class_equals => $class,
                 code => \&represent_bool,
diff --git a/t/22.dump-bool.t b/t/22.dump-bool.t
index 1c4add2c..93403828 100644
--- a/t/22.dump-bool.t
+++ b/t/22.dump-bool.t
@@ -124,6 +124,21 @@ true1: true
 EOM
     cmp_ok($yaml, 'eq', $exp_json_pp, "perl_experimental dump");
 }
+SKIP: {
+    skip "perl version < v5.36", 1 unless $] >= 5.036000;
+    my $data = {
+        "true1" => !!1,
+        "false1" => !!0,
+    };
+    my $yppd = YAML::PP->new(boolean => '');
+    my $yaml = $yppd->dump_string($data);
+    my $exp_json_pp = <<'EOM';
+---
+false1: ''
+true1: 1
+EOM
+    cmp_ok($yaml, 'eq', $exp_json_pp, "no booleans dump");
+}
 
 SKIP: {
     skip "perl version < v5.36", 3 unless $] >= 5.036000;
diff --git a/t/51.directives.t b/t/51.directives.t
index 2a85bb63..5a9ec7a8 100644
--- a/t/51.directives.t
+++ b/t/51.directives.t
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ EOM
 
     my %args= (
         schema => [qw/ + /],
-        boolean => 'perl',
+        boolean => '',
         version_directive => 1,
     );