diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
index 52fd707836..d7525d2865 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_to_sql(expr ast.Expr) {
 			g.inc_sql_i()
 			g.sql_bind_int(it.val)
 		}
+		ast.BoolLiteral {
+			// true/false literals were added to Sqlite 3.23 (2018-04-02)
+			// but lots of apps/distros use older sqlite (e.g. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS )
+			g.inc_sql_i()
+			g.sql_bind_int(if it.val { '1' } else { '0' })
+		}
 		ast.Ident {
 			// `name == user_name` => `name == ?1`
 			// for left sides just add a string, for right sides, generate the bindings
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v b/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
index e47caca449..09ed5bf503 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ fn (mut p Parser) vweb() ast.ComptimeCall {
 		}
 		// println('path is now "$path"')
 	}
-	// if p.pref.is_verbose {
-	println('>>> compiling vweb HTML template "$path"')
-	// }
+	if p.pref.is_verbose {
+		println('>>> compiling vweb HTML template "$path"')
+	}
 	v_code := tmpl.compile_file(path, p.cur_fn_name)
 	mut scope := &ast.Scope{
 		start_pos: 0