diff --git a/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.hpp b/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.hpp
index a08c018bb2..122ca83d11 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.hpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.hpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public:
 	std::string 		get(const std::string &key) const
 		{ std::string value; this->get("app", key, value); return value; }
 	bool				get_bool(const std::string &section, const std::string &key) const
-		{ return this->get(section, key) == "true" || this->get(key) == "1"; }
+		{ const std::string value = this->get(section, key); return value == "true" || value == "1"; }
 	bool				get_bool(const std::string &key) const
 		{ return this->get_bool("app", key); }
 	void			    set(const std::string &section, const std::string &key, const std::string &value)
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
+	void                set(const std::string& section, const std::string& key, const char* value)
+		{ this->set(section, key, std::string(value)); }
+
 	void				set(const std::string& section, const std::string &key, bool value)
 	{
 		if (value){
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/WebGuideDialog.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/WebGuideDialog.cpp
index 350dd9d4be..ca4dec57a7 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/WebGuideDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/WebGuideDialog.cpp
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ int GuideFrame::SaveProfile()
     m_MainPtr->app_config->set_bool("stealth_mode", StealthMode);
 
     //finish
-    m_MainPtr->app_config->set(std::string(m_SectionName.mb_str()), "finish", "1");
+    m_MainPtr->app_config->set(std::string(m_SectionName.mb_str()), "finish", true);
 
     m_MainPtr->app_config->save();
 
diff --git a/tests/libslic3r/test_appconfig.cpp b/tests/libslic3r/test_appconfig.cpp
index 3eb35d7490..f368636139 100644
--- a/tests/libslic3r/test_appconfig.cpp
+++ b/tests/libslic3r/test_appconfig.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,31 @@ TEST_CASE("AppConfig network version helpers", "[AppConfig]") {
     }
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("Remembered checkbox settings retain both selections", "[AppConfig][Regression]") {
+    AppConfig config;
+    const bool checked = GENERATE(false, true);
+
+    config.set("recent", "checkbox", checked ? "1" : "0");
+    CHECK(config.get("recent", "checkbox") == (checked ? "1" : "0"));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Boolean setters retain their established encoding", "[AppConfig][Regression]") {
+    AppConfig config;
+    const bool value = GENERATE(false, true);
+
+    config.set("recent", "flag", value);
+    CHECK(config.get("recent", "flag") == (value ? "true" : "false"));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Boolean reads use only the requested section", "[AppConfig][Regression]") {
+    AppConfig config;
+    const bool value = GENERATE(false, true);
+    config.set("recent", "flag", std::string(value ? "1" : "0"));
+    config.set("app", "flag", std::string(value ? "0" : "1"));
+
+    CHECK(config.get_bool("recent", "flag") == value);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("AppConfig Speed Dial recent count defaults, clamps and parses", "[AppConfig]") {
     AppConfig config;
 
diff --git a/tests/slic3rutils/test_shortcuts.cpp b/tests/slic3rutils/test_shortcuts.cpp
index ed7975b1e5..a93dd4c92d 100644
--- a/tests/slic3rutils/test_shortcuts.cpp
+++ b/tests/slic3rutils/test_shortcuts.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Custom bindings replace the default and survive a config round trip",
 TEST_CASE("A Global shortcut refuses a config binding that would swallow typing", "[Shortcuts]")
 {
     AppConfig config;
-    // A string literal would pick AppConfig::set's bool overload.
     config.set("shortcuts", "save_project", std::string("S"));
     config.set("shortcuts", "new_project", std::string("F9"));
     ShortcutRegistry registry;