diff --git a/app/controllers/api/submissions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/submissions_controller.rb
index e0de0b4c..08b2ed02 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/submissions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/submissions_controller.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module Api
     end
 
     def destroy
-      if params[:permanently] == 'true'
+      if params[:permanently].in?(['true', true])
         @submission.destroy!
       else
         @submission.update!(archived_at: Time.current)
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
index e922102a..94d2c8f3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/templates_controller.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module Api
     end
 
     def destroy
-      if params[:permanently] == 'true'
+      if params[:permanently].in?(['true', true])
         @template.destroy!
       else
         @template.update!(archived_at: Time.current)
diff --git a/app/controllers/submissions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/submissions_controller.rb
index d2c20653..1dac63bd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/submissions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/submissions_controller.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class SubmissionsController < ApplicationController
 
   def destroy
     notice =
-      if params[:permanently].present?
+      if params[:permanently].in?(['true', true])
         @submission.destroy!
 
         I18n.t('submission_has_been_removed')
diff --git a/app/controllers/templates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/templates_controller.rb
index 1b52c23b..b11812ab 100644
--- a/app/controllers/templates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/templates_controller.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TemplatesController < ApplicationController
 
   def destroy
     notice =
-      if params[:permanently].present?
+      if params[:permanently].in?(['true', true])
         @template.destroy!
 
         I18n.t('template_has_been_removed')