diff --git a/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition.py b/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition.py
index c0c5f83c81..c2890b8500 100644
--- a/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition.py
+++ b/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition.py
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ def does_match(self, article):
                 type(self.operator) is NotInOperator
                 or type(self.operator) is NotLikeOperator
                 or self.operator.operator is FilterConditionOperatorsEnum.ne
-                or (
-                    self.operator.operator is FilterConditionOperatorsEnum.eq
-                    and self.value.value.lower() in ("no", "false", "f", "0")
-                )
+                or (self.operator.operator is FilterConditionOperatorsEnum.eq and self.value.is_false())
             )
 
         article_value = self.field.get_value(article)
diff --git a/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_operator.py b/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_operator.py
index 0b46740b2e..6c2fc135e6 100644
--- a/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_operator.py
+++ b/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_operator.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class FilterConditionOperatorsEnum(Enum):
 
 
 class FilterConditionOperator:
+    operator: FilterConditionOperatorsEnum
+    mongo_operator: str
+    elastic_operator: str
+
     @staticmethod
     def factory(operator):
         if operator + "_" == FilterConditionOperatorsEnum.in_.name:
diff --git a/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_value.py b/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_value.py
index 0bcef3897a..6fdd3e43a1 100644
--- a/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_value.py
+++ b/apps/content_filters/filter_condition/filter_condition_value.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # at https://www.sourcefabric.org/superdesk/license
 import re
 from apps.content_filters.filter_condition.filter_condition_operator import (
+    FilterConditionOperator,
     FilterConditionOperatorsEnum,
     ComparisonOperator,
     ExistsOperator,
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ class FilterConditionValue:
         FilterConditionOperatorsEnum.match: "{}:{}",
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, operator, value):
+    def __init__(self, operator: FilterConditionOperator, value):
         self.operator = operator
-        self.value = value
+        self.value = str(value)
         self.mongo_regex = self.mongo_mapper.get(operator.operator)
         self.elastic_regex = self.elastic_mapper.get(operator.operator)
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ def get_value(self, field, operator):
         if isinstance(operator, ComparisonOperator) or isinstance(operator, ExistsOperator):
             t = field.get_type()
             if t is bool:
-                return self.value.lower() in ("yes", "true", "t", "1")
+                return self.is_true()
             return t(self.value)
         else:
             return self.get_mongo_value(field)
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def get_elastic_value(self, field, operator):
         if isinstance(operator, ComparisonOperator):
             t = field.get_type()
             if t is bool:
-                return self.value.lower() in ("yes", "true", "t", "1"), field.get_entity_name()
+                return self.is_true(), field.get_entity_name()
             return t(self.value), field.get_entity_name()
 
         if self.elastic_regex:
@@ -69,7 +70,12 @@ def _get_regex_value(self):
 
     def _get_value(self, field):
         t = field.get_type()
-        value = str(self.value)
-        if value.find(",") > 0:
-            return [t(x) for x in value.strip().split(",")]
-        return [t(value)]
+        if self.value.find(",") > 0:
+            return [t(x) for x in self.value.strip().split(",")]
+        return [t(self.value)]
+
+    def is_true(self) -> bool:
+        return self.value.lower() in ("yes", "true", "t", "1")
+
+    def is_false(self) -> bool:
+        return self.value.lower() in ("no", "false", "f", "0")
diff --git a/tests/content_filters/filter_condition_tests.py b/tests/content_filters/filter_condition_tests.py
index f1af3fd36f..b4bd00569b 100644
--- a/tests/content_filters/filter_condition_tests.py
+++ b/tests/content_filters/filter_condition_tests.py
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 # AUTHORS and LICENSE files distributed with this source code, or
 # at https://www.sourcefabric.org/superdesk/license
 import json
+import bson
 import re
 import os
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from eve.utils import ParsedRequest
+from apps.content_filters.filter_condition.filter_condition_field import FilterConditionDeskField
 
 from superdesk.utc import utcnow
 from superdesk import get_resource_service
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
 from apps.content_filters.filter_condition.filter_condition_service import FilterConditionService
 from apps.content_filters.filter_condition.filter_condition import FilterCondition
 from apps.content_filters.filter_condition.filter_condition_operator import FilterConditionOperator
+from apps.content_filters.filter_condition.filter_condition_value import FilterConditionValue
 from apps.prepopulate.app_populate import AppPopulateCommand
 
 
@@ -807,3 +810,9 @@ def test_elastic_using_featuremedia_exists(self):
             doc_ids = [d["_id"] for d in docs]
             self.assertEqual(1, docs.count())
             self.assertTrue("4" in doc_ids)
+
+    def test_filter_condition_value_deserialized(self):
+        desk_id = bson.ObjectId()
+        field = FilterConditionDeskField("")
+        value = FilterConditionValue(FilterConditionOperator.factory("in"), desk_id)
+        self.assertEqual([str(desk_id)], value._get_value(field))