diff --git a/src/Field.ts b/src/Field.ts
index 99ba206..0cc9ff0 100644
--- a/src/Field.ts
+++ b/src/Field.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Widget from "./Widget";
 import { replaceEntities, isTrue } from "./helpers/attributeParser";
+import { parseBoolAttribute } from "./helpers/nodeParser";
 
 class Field extends Widget {
   /**
@@ -125,12 +126,12 @@ class Field extends Widget {
     return this._fieldType;
   }
 
-  _autoRefresh?: number = undefined;
-  get autoRefresh(): number | undefined {
-    return this._autoRefresh;
+  _autoRefresh?: boolean = false;
+  get autoRefresh(): boolean {
+    return this._autoRefresh ?? false;
   }
 
-  set autoRefresh(value: number | undefined) {
+  set autoRefresh(value: boolean) {
     this._autoRefresh = value;
   }
 
@@ -202,9 +203,7 @@ class Field extends Widget {
         this.tooltipInline = isTrue(props.help_inline);
       }
       if (props.autorefresh) {
-        this.autoRefresh = isNaN(+props.autorefresh)
-          ? undefined
-          : +props.autorefresh;
+        this.autoRefresh = parseBoolAttribute(props.autorefresh);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/spec/Field.spec.ts b/src/spec/Field.spec.ts
index 9eb2071..35b2df1 100644
--- a/src/spec/Field.spec.ts
+++ b/src/spec/Field.spec.ts
@@ -3,32 +3,30 @@ import Field from "../Field";
 
 describe("Field", () => {
   describe("with the autoRefresh property", () => {
-    it("should work with integer", () => {
-      const props = {
-        autorefresh: 10,
-      };
+    it("should be false as default", () => {
+      const props = {};
       const field = new Field(props);
-      expect(field.autoRefresh).toBe(10);
+      expect(field.autoRefresh).toBe(false);
     });
     it("should work with text", () => {
       const props = {
-        autorefresh: "10",
+        autorefresh: "1",
       };
       const field = new Field(props);
-      expect(field.autoRefresh).toBe(10);
+      expect(field.autoRefresh).toBe(true);
     });
-    describe("if autorefresh is not a valid number", () => {
-      it("should return undefined", () => {
+    describe("if autorefresh is not a valid boold", () => {
+      it("should return false", () => {
         const props = {
           autorefresh: "abc",
         };
         const field = new Field(props);
-        expect(field.autoRefresh).toBe(undefined);
+        expect(field.autoRefresh).toBe(false);
       });
     });
     it("should return true for readOnly if autoRefresh is set", () => {
       const props = {
-        autorefresh: 10,
+        autorefresh: true,
       };
       const field = new Field(props);
       expect(field.readOnly).toBe(true);