diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 54752ad..1fd2a62 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const fsp = require('fs').promises
 async function doDeploy () {
   const token = core.getInput('api_token')
   const distDir = path.join(process.cwd(), core.getInput('dist_dir'))
-  const cleanup = core.getInput('cleanup')
+  const cleanup = JSON.parse(core.getInput('cleanup'))
 
   assert(typeof cleanup === 'boolean', 'Cleanup input must be a boolean "true" or "false"')
   const stat = await fsp.stat()