diff --git a/lib/setting_accessors/accessor.rb b/lib/setting_accessors/accessor.rb
index 72ff598..e426a24 100644
--- a/lib/setting_accessors/accessor.rb
+++ b/lib/setting_accessors/accessor.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ def [](key)
     has_key?(key) ? @temp_settings[key.to_sym] : SettingAccessors.setting_class.get(key, @record)
   end
 
+  #
+  # Tries to fetch a setting value using the provided key and #[].
+  # It will only return the +default+ value if there is
+  #   - no temporary setting with the given key AND
+  #   - no already persisted setting (see #[])
+  #
+  def fetch(key, default = nil)
+    result = self[key]
+    return default if result.nil? && !has_key?(key)
+    result
+  end
+
   def has_key?(key)
     @temp_settings.has_key?(key.to_sym)
   end
@@ -34,7 +46,7 @@ def []=(key, val)
   # specified in the setting config file.
   #
   def get_or_default(key)
-    self[key] || SettingAccessors.setting_class.get_or_default(key, @record)
+    fetch key, SettingAccessors.setting_class.get_or_default(key, @record)
   end
 
   #
@@ -42,7 +54,7 @@ def get_or_default(key)
   # If none is found, tries to find a global setting with the same name
   #
   def get_or_global(key)
-    self[key] || SettingAccessors.setting_class.get(key)
+    fetch key, SettingAccessors.setting_class.get(key)
   end
 
   #
@@ -50,7 +62,7 @@ def get_or_global(key)
   # if none is found, it will return the given value instead.
   #
   def get_or_value(key, value)
-    self.has_key?(key) ? self[key] : value
+    fetch key, value
   end
 
   def get_with_fallback(key, fallback = nil)
diff --git a/lib/setting_accessors/version.rb b/lib/setting_accessors/version.rb
index 34c4847..160738f 100644
--- a/lib/setting_accessors/version.rb
+++ b/lib/setting_accessors/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module SettingAccessors
-  VERSION = '0.0.7'
+  VERSION = '0.0.8'
 end
diff --git a/test/dummy/app/models/user.rb b/test/dummy/app/models/user.rb
index 7ff38cb..139fde8 100644
--- a/test/dummy/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/app/models/user.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   setting_accessor :a_boolean, :fallback => false
 
+  setting_accessor :class_wise_truthy_boolean, :type => :boolean, :default => true, :fallback => :default
+
   setting_accessor :class_wise_with_value_fallback, :type => :string, :fallback => 'Oiski Poiski!'
 
   setting_accessor :class_wise_with_default_fallback, :type => :string, :fallback => :default, :default => 'Kapitanski'
diff --git a/test/dummy/test/models/setting_test.rb b/test/dummy/test/models/setting_test.rb
index 0a1c9e2..35de427 100644
--- a/test/dummy/test/models/setting_test.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/test/models/setting_test.rb
@@ -128,4 +128,16 @@ class SettingTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal 'Kapitanski', User.new.class_wise_with_default_fallback
     end
   end
+
+  context 'Boolean settings' do
+    should 'respect temporary settings which are set to `false`' do
+      user = User.new(:class_wise_truthy_boolean => false)
+      assert_equal user.class_wise_truthy_boolean, false
+    end
+
+    should 'respect temporary settings which are set to `true`' do
+      user = User.new(:a_boolean => true)
+      assert_equal user.a_boolean, true
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/dummy/test/models/user_test.rb b/test/dummy/test/models/user_test.rb
index 30b8ee7..f2b5ecf 100644
--- a/test/dummy/test/models/user_test.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/test/models/user_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ class UserTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         assert_equal @user.as_json[setting_name.to_s], @user.send(setting_name)
       end
     end
-
   end
 end