diff --git a/backends/bmv2/jsonconverter.cpp b/backends/bmv2/jsonconverter.cpp
index 83101acaec..a90899ff11 100644
--- a/backends/bmv2/jsonconverter.cpp
+++ b/backends/bmv2/jsonconverter.cpp
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ void JsonConverter::convertTableEntries(const IR::P4Table *table,
             key->emplace("match_type", matchType);
             if (matchType == "valid") {
                 if (k->is<IR::BoolLiteral>())
-                    key->emplace("key", k->to<IR::BoolLiteral>()->toString());
+                    key->emplace("key", k->to<IR::BoolLiteral>()->value);
                 else
                     ::error("%1% invalid 'valid' key expression", k);
             } else if (matchType == corelib.exactMatch.name) {
diff --git a/testdata/p4_16_samples/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4 b/testdata/p4_16_samples/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73c01980e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/p4_16_samples/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2013-present Barefoot Networks, Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include <core.p4>
+#include <v1model.p4>
+
+header hdr {
+    bit<8>  e;
+    bit<16> t;
+    bit<8>  l;
+    bit<8>  r;
+    bit<1>  v;
+}
+
+struct Header_t {
+    hdr h;
+}
+struct Meta_t {}
+
+parser p(packet_in b, out Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    state start {
+        b.extract(h.h);
+        transition accept;
+    }
+}
+
+control vrfy(in Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) { apply {} }
+control update(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) { apply {} }
+control egress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) { apply {} }
+control deparser(packet_out b, in Header_t h) { apply { b.emit(h.h); } }
+
+control ingress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t standard_meta) {
+
+    action a() { standard_meta.egress_spec = 0; }
+    action a_with_control_params(bit<9> x) { standard_meta.egress_spec = x; }
+
+    table t_valid {
+
+  	key = {
+            h.h.isValid() : exact;
+            h.h.e         : exact;
+        }
+
+	actions = {
+            a;
+            a_with_control_params;
+        }
+
+	default_action = a;
+
+        const entries = {
+            (true,  0x01) : a_with_control_params(1);
+            (false, 0x02) : a_with_control_params(2);
+        }
+    }
+
+    apply {
+        t_valid.apply();
+    }
+}
+
+
+V1Switch(p(), vrfy(), ingress(), egress(), update(), deparser()) main;
diff --git a/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-first.p4 b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-first.p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f423c85e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-first.p4
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include <core.p4>
+#include <v1model.p4>
+
+header hdr {
+    bit<8>  e;
+    bit<16> t;
+    bit<8>  l;
+    bit<8>  r;
+    bit<1>  v;
+}
+
+struct Header_t {
+    hdr h;
+}
+
+struct Meta_t {
+}
+
+parser p(packet_in b, out Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    state start {
+        b.extract<hdr>(h.h);
+        transition accept;
+    }
+}
+
+control vrfy(in Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control update(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control egress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control deparser(packet_out b, in Header_t h) {
+    apply {
+        b.emit<hdr>(h.h);
+    }
+}
+
+control ingress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t standard_meta) {
+    action a() {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = 9w0;
+    }
+    action a_with_control_params(bit<9> x) {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = x;
+    }
+    table t_valid {
+        key = {
+            h.h.isValid(): exact @name("h.h.isValid()") ;
+            h.h.e        : exact @name("h.h.e") ;
+        }
+        actions = {
+            a();
+            a_with_control_params();
+        }
+        default_action = a();
+        const entries = {
+                        (true, 8w0x1) : a_with_control_params(9w1);
+
+                        (false, 8w0x2) : a_with_control_params(9w2);
+
+        }
+
+    }
+    apply {
+        t_valid.apply();
+    }
+}
+
+V1Switch<Header_t, Meta_t>(p(), vrfy(), ingress(), egress(), update(), deparser()) main;
diff --git a/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-frontend.p4 b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-frontend.p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ce33ebc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-frontend.p4
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include <core.p4>
+#include <v1model.p4>
+
+header hdr {
+    bit<8>  e;
+    bit<16> t;
+    bit<8>  l;
+    bit<8>  r;
+    bit<1>  v;
+}
+
+struct Header_t {
+    hdr h;
+}
+
+struct Meta_t {
+}
+
+parser p(packet_in b, out Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    state start {
+        b.extract<hdr>(h.h);
+        transition accept;
+    }
+}
+
+control vrfy(in Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control update(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control egress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control deparser(packet_out b, in Header_t h) {
+    apply {
+        b.emit<hdr>(h.h);
+    }
+}
+
+control ingress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t standard_meta) {
+    @name("a") action a_0() {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = 9w0;
+    }
+    @name("a_with_control_params") action a_with_control_params_0(bit<9> x) {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = x;
+    }
+    @name("t_valid") table t_valid_0 {
+        key = {
+            h.h.isValid(): exact @name("h.h.isValid()") ;
+            h.h.e        : exact @name("h.h.e") ;
+        }
+        actions = {
+            a_0();
+            a_with_control_params_0();
+        }
+        default_action = a_0();
+        const entries = {
+                        (true, 8w0x1) : a_with_control_params_0(9w1);
+
+                        (false, 8w0x2) : a_with_control_params_0(9w2);
+
+        }
+
+    }
+    apply {
+        t_valid_0.apply();
+    }
+}
+
+V1Switch<Header_t, Meta_t>(p(), vrfy(), ingress(), egress(), update(), deparser()) main;
diff --git a/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-midend.p4 b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-midend.p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f454b3db5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2-midend.p4
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include <core.p4>
+#include <v1model.p4>
+
+header hdr {
+    bit<8>  e;
+    bit<16> t;
+    bit<8>  l;
+    bit<8>  r;
+    bit<1>  v;
+}
+
+struct Header_t {
+    hdr h;
+}
+
+struct Meta_t {
+}
+
+parser p(packet_in b, out Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    state start {
+        b.extract<hdr>(h.h);
+        transition accept;
+    }
+}
+
+control vrfy(in Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control update(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control egress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control deparser(packet_out b, in Header_t h) {
+    apply {
+        b.emit<hdr>(h.h);
+    }
+}
+
+control ingress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t standard_meta) {
+    @name("a") action a_0() {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = 9w0;
+    }
+    @name("a_with_control_params") action a_with_control_params_0(bit<9> x) {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = x;
+    }
+    @name("t_valid") table t_valid {
+        key = {
+            h.h.isValid(): exact @name("h.h.isValid()") ;
+            h.h.e        : exact @name("h.h.e") ;
+        }
+        actions = {
+            a_0();
+            a_with_control_params_0();
+        }
+        default_action = a_0();
+        const entries = {
+                        (true, 8w0x1) : a_with_control_params_0(9w1);
+
+                        (false, 8w0x2) : a_with_control_params_0(9w2);
+
+        }
+
+    }
+    apply {
+        t_valid.apply();
+    }
+}
+
+V1Switch<Header_t, Meta_t>(p(), vrfy(), ingress(), egress(), update(), deparser()) main;
diff --git a/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4 b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b883dd513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include <core.p4>
+#include <v1model.p4>
+
+header hdr {
+    bit<8>  e;
+    bit<16> t;
+    bit<8>  l;
+    bit<8>  r;
+    bit<1>  v;
+}
+
+struct Header_t {
+    hdr h;
+}
+
+struct Meta_t {
+}
+
+parser p(packet_in b, out Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    state start {
+        b.extract(h.h);
+        transition accept;
+    }
+}
+
+control vrfy(in Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control update(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control egress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t sm) {
+    apply {
+    }
+}
+
+control deparser(packet_out b, in Header_t h) {
+    apply {
+        b.emit(h.h);
+    }
+}
+
+control ingress(inout Header_t h, inout Meta_t m, inout standard_metadata_t standard_meta) {
+    action a() {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = 0;
+    }
+    action a_with_control_params(bit<9> x) {
+        standard_meta.egress_spec = x;
+    }
+    table t_valid {
+        key = {
+            h.h.isValid(): exact;
+            h.h.e        : exact;
+        }
+        actions = {
+            a;
+            a_with_control_params;
+        }
+        default_action = a;
+        const entries = {
+                        (true, 0x1) : a_with_control_params(1);
+
+                        (false, 0x2) : a_with_control_params(2);
+
+        }
+
+    }
+    apply {
+        t_valid.apply();
+    }
+}
+
+V1Switch(p(), vrfy(), ingress(), egress(), update(), deparser()) main;
diff --git a/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4-stderr b/testdata/p4_16_samples_outputs/table-entries-valid-bmv2.p4-stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2