diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/workflow/ReindexStep.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/workflow/ReindexStep.java
index c0da6369c..bc335db97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/workflow/ReindexStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/workflow/ReindexStep.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.ExceptionsHelper;
 import org.opensearch.action.support.PlainActionFuture;
 import org.opensearch.client.Client;
+import org.opensearch.common.Booleans;
 import org.opensearch.core.action.ActionListener;
 import org.opensearch.core.common.Strings;
 import org.opensearch.core.rest.RestStatus;
@@ -90,9 +91,11 @@ public PlainActionFuture<WorkflowData> execute(
 
             String sourceIndices = (String) inputs.get(SOURCE_INDEX);
             String destinationIndex = (String) inputs.get(DESTINATION_INDEX);
-            Boolean refresh = ParseUtils.parseIfExists(inputs, REFRESH, Boolean.class);
-            Float requestsPerSecond = ParseUtils.parseIfExists(inputs, REQUESTS_PER_SECOND, Float.class);
-            Boolean requireAlias = ParseUtils.parseIfExists(inputs, REQUIRE_ALIAS, Boolean.class);
+            Boolean refresh = inputs.containsKey(REFRESH) ? Booleans.parseBoolean(inputs.get(REFRESH).toString()) : null;
+            Float requestsPerSecond = inputs.containsKey(REQUESTS_PER_SECOND)
+                ? Float.parseFloat(inputs.get(REQUESTS_PER_SECOND).toString())
+                : null;
+            Boolean requireAlias = inputs.containsKey(REQUIRE_ALIAS) ? Booleans.parseBoolean(inputs.get(REQUIRE_ALIAS).toString()) : null;
             Integer slices = (Integer) inputs.get(SLICES);
             Integer maxDocs = (Integer) inputs.get(MAX_DOCS);