diff --git a/includes/Api/PaymentsController.php b/includes/Api/PaymentsController.php
index 200508c..951f340 100644
--- a/includes/Api/PaymentsController.php
+++ b/includes/Api/PaymentsController.php
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ class PaymentsController extends WP_REST_Controller {
         $gateway_id = $request->get_param('id');
         $enabled = $request->get_param('enabled');
         
-        if (!is_bool($enabled)) {
+        // Convert to boolean (handles both bool and string "true"/"false")
+        $enabled = filter_var($enabled, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN, FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE);
+        
+        if ($enabled === null) {
             return new WP_Error(
                 'invalid_enabled_value',
                 'The "enabled" parameter must be a boolean',
diff --git a/includes/Compat/PaymentGatewaysProvider.php b/includes/Compat/PaymentGatewaysProvider.php
index a6c649c..541d1de 100644
--- a/includes/Compat/PaymentGatewaysProvider.php
+++ b/includes/Compat/PaymentGatewaysProvider.php
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class PaymentGatewaysProvider {
                 continue;
             }
             
+            // Force gateway to reload settings from database
+            $gateway->init_settings();
+            
             $gateways[] = self::transform_gateway($gateway);
         }
         
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ class PaymentGatewaysProvider {
             return null;
         }
         
+        // Force gateway to reload settings from database
+        $gateway->init_settings();
+        
         return self::transform_gateway($gateway);
     }