diff --git a/examples/game_of_life/automaton/automaton.v b/examples/game_of_life/automaton/automaton.v
index 5664439b6c..ab94405ab8 100644
--- a/examples/game_of_life/automaton/automaton.v
+++ b/examples/game_of_life/automaton/automaton.v
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ pub fn (aa mut Automaton) update() {
 			)
 			cell := aa.field.get(x,y)
 			v := if cell == 1 {
-				int(moore_sum in [2, 3])
+				moore_sum in [2, 3]
 			} else {
-				int(moore_sum == 3)
+				moore_sum == 3
 			}
-			aa.new_field.set(x,y, v )
+			aa.new_field.set(x,y, if v { 1 } else { 0 })
 		}
 	}
 	mut tmp := aa.field
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v b/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v
index c35c7b653f..a3e6e67f88 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v
@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ fn (p mut Parser) cast(typ string) {
 		if expr_typ == 'string' {
 			p.error('cannot cast `$expr_typ` to `$typ`')
 		}	
+		// Nothing can be cast to bool
+		if expr_typ == 'bool' {
+			p.error('cannot cast `bool` to `$typ`')
+		}	
 		p.cgen.set_placeholder(pos, '($typ)(')
 	}
 	p.check(.rpar)
diff --git a/vlib/eventbus/params.v b/vlib/eventbus/params.v
index 7a1eff9d18..160791ba3c 100644
--- a/vlib/eventbus/params.v
+++ b/vlib/eventbus/params.v
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module eventbus
 
-/* 
+/*
 NOTE: All these non-generic methods are temporary until
 V has a properly functioning generic system
 */
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn get_array<T>(p Params, name string, def T) []T {
 	return []
 }
 
-// TODO: make this a method after generics are fixed. 
+// TODO: make this a method after generics are fixed.
 pub fn get_map<T>(p Params, name string, valueTyp T) map[string]T {
 	param, _ := p.get_param(name, "")
 	ret := map[string]T
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ pub fn (p Params) get_int_map(name string) map[string]int {
 
 pub fn (p Params) get_bool_map(name string) map[string]bool {
 	return get_map(p, name, false)
-} 
+}
 
-// TODO: make this a method after generics are fixed. 
+// TODO: make this a method after generics are fixed.
 pub fn put_map<T>(p mut Params, name string, valueTyp T, value map[string]T) {
 	keys := value.keys()
 	mut vals := []T
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn put_map<T>(p mut Params, name string, valueTyp T, value map[string]T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TODO: make this a method after generic methods are working. 
+// TODO: make this a method after generic methods are working.
 pub fn put_array<T>(p mut Params, name string, arr []T) {
 	p.put_custom(name, "[$arr.len]", arr.data)
 }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Params) put_string(name string, s string) {
 }
 
 pub fn (p mut Params) put_bool(name string, val bool) {
-	p.put_custom(name, "bool", int(val))
+	p.put_custom(name, "bool", if val { 1 } else { 0 })
 }
 
 pub fn (p mut Params) put_custom(name string, typ string, data voidptr) {
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ fn (p Params) get_param(name string, typ string) (Param, bool) {
 		}
 	}
 	return Param{value: voidptr(0), keys: voidptr(0)}, false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}