diff --git a/config-serializer/Serializable.ts b/config-serializer/Serializable.ts
index 75305566..f108db94 100644
--- a/config-serializer/Serializable.ts
+++ b/config-serializer/Serializable.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 abstract class Serializable<T> {
 
-    static boolFlag = 0x80;
     private static depth = 0;
     private static maxDisplayedJsonLength = 160;
     private static enableDump = true;
@@ -46,15 +45,6 @@ abstract class Serializable<T> {
         return value;
     }
 
-    /* should have assert uint8? */
-    binToBool(bin: number) {
-        return (bin & Serializable.boolFlag) !== 0;
-    }
-
-    boolToBin(bool: boolean) {
-        return bool ? Serializable.boolFlag : 0;
-    }
-
     abstract _fromJsObject(jsObject: any): Serializable<T>;
     abstract _fromBinary(buffer: UhkBuffer): Serializable<T>;
     abstract _toJsObject(): any;
diff --git a/config-serializer/UhkBuffer.ts b/config-serializer/UhkBuffer.ts
index fb29dcb3..e1356af6 100644
--- a/config-serializer/UhkBuffer.ts
+++ b/config-serializer/UhkBuffer.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ class UhkBuffer {
         this.offset += stringByteLength;
     }
 
+    readBoolean(): boolean {
+        return this.readUInt8() !== 0;
+    }
+
+    writeBoolean(bool: boolean) {
+        this.writeUInt8(bool ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+
     backtrack(): void {
         this.offset -= this.bytesToBacktrack;
         this.bytesToBacktrack = 0;
diff --git a/config-serializer/config-items/KeyMap.ts b/config-serializer/config-items/KeyMap.ts
index bf6cff8f..1a9d4ccf 100644
--- a/config-serializer/config-items/KeyMap.ts
+++ b/config-serializer/config-items/KeyMap.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class KeyMap extends Serializable<KeyMap> {
 
     _fromBinary(buffer: UhkBuffer): KeyMap {
         this.id = buffer.readUInt8();
-        this.isDefault = this.binToBool(buffer.readUInt8());
+        this.isDefault = buffer.readBoolean();
         this.abbreviation = buffer.readString();
         this.name = buffer.readString();
         this.layers = new Layers().fromBinary(buffer);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class KeyMap extends Serializable<KeyMap> {
 
     _toBinary(buffer: UhkBuffer): void {
         buffer.writeUInt8(this.id);
-        buffer.writeUInt8(this.boolToBin(this.isDefault));
+        buffer.writeBoolean(this.isDefault);
         buffer.writeString(this.abbreviation);
         buffer.writeString(this.name);
         this.layers.toBinary(buffer);
diff --git a/config-serializer/config-items/Macro.ts b/config-serializer/config-items/Macro.ts
index e68ef437..b31713d1 100644
--- a/config-serializer/config-items/Macro.ts
+++ b/config-serializer/config-items/Macro.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class Macro extends Serializable<Macro> {
 
     _fromBinary(buffer: UhkBuffer): Macro {
         this.id = buffer.readUInt8();
-        this.isLooped = this.binToBool(buffer.readUInt8());
-        this.isPrivate = this.binToBool(buffer.readUInt8());
+        this.isLooped = buffer.readBoolean();
+        this.isPrivate = buffer.readBoolean();
         this.name = buffer.readString();
         this.macroActions = new MacroActions().fromBinary(buffer);
         return this;
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class Macro extends Serializable<Macro> {
 
     _toBinary(buffer: UhkBuffer): void {
         buffer.writeUInt8(this.id);
-        buffer.writeUInt8(this.boolToBin(this.isLooped));
-        buffer.writeUInt8(this.boolToBin(this.isPrivate));
+        buffer.writeBoolean(this.isLooped);
+        buffer.writeBoolean(this.isPrivate);
         buffer.writeString(this.name);
         this.macroActions.toBinary(buffer);
     }
diff --git a/config-serializer/config-items/SwitchLayerAction.ts b/config-serializer/config-items/SwitchLayerAction.ts
index b4ed51f4..1ec30f20 100644
--- a/config-serializer/config-items/SwitchLayerAction.ts
+++ b/config-serializer/config-items/SwitchLayerAction.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class SwitchLayerAction extends KeyAction {
     _fromBinary(buffer: UhkBuffer): SwitchLayerAction {
         this.readAndAssertKeyActionId(buffer);
         this.layer = buffer.readUInt8();
-        this.isLayerToggleable = this.binToBool(buffer.readUInt8());
+        this.isLayerToggleable = buffer.readBoolean();
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class SwitchLayerAction extends KeyAction {
     _toBinary(buffer: UhkBuffer) {
         buffer.writeUInt8(KeyActionId.SwitchLayerAction);
         buffer.writeUInt8(this.layer);
-        buffer.writeUInt8(this.boolToBin(this.isLayerToggleable));
+        buffer.writeBoolean(this.isLayerToggleable);
     }
 
     toString(): string {