diff --git a/bible/bible.py b/bible/bible.py
index a1d249b..fe262ac 100644
--- a/bible/bible.py
+++ b/bible/bible.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class Bible(commands.Cog):
         headers = await self.bot.get_shared_api_tokens("api.bible")
         params = {
             "content-type": "text",
-            "include-notes": False,
-            "include-titles": False,
-            "include-chapter-numbers": False,
-            "include-verse-numbers": include_verse_numbers,
-            "include-verse-spans": False,
-            "use-org-id": False,
+            "include-notes": "false",
+            "include-titles": "false",
+            "include-chapter-numbers": "false",
+            "include-verse-numbers": str(include_verse_numbers).lower(),
+            "include-verse-spans": "false",
+            "use-org-id": "false",
         }
 
         async with self.session.get(url, headers=headers, params=params) as response: