diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/util/ParseUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/util/ParseUtils.java
index 97b74ae31..b257d2c3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/util/ParseUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/util/ParseUtils.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.opensearch.client.Client;
+import org.opensearch.common.Booleans;
 import org.opensearch.common.io.Streams;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.LoggingDeprecationHandler;
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentHelper;
@@ -488,9 +489,9 @@ public static <T> T parseIfExists(Map<String, Object> inputs, String key, Class<
 
         Object value = inputs.get(key);
         if (type == Boolean.class) {
-            return type.cast(Boolean.valueOf(value.toString()));
+            return type.cast(Booleans.parseBoolean(value.toString()));
         } else if (type == Float.class) {
-            return type.cast(Float.valueOf(value.toString()));
+            return type.cast(Float.parseFloat(value.toString()));
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported type: " + type);
         }