diff --git a/test/test_readme.py b/test/test_readme.py
index 54ccee0..d551326 100644
--- a/test/test_readme.py
+++ b/test/test_readme.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from tiramisu import IntOption, StrOption, BoolOption, ChoiceOption, \
                      SymLinkOption, OptionDescription, Config
 
 
-def get_config(has_tree=False):
+def get_config(has_tree=False, default_verbosity=False):
     choiceoption = ChoiceOption('cmd',
                                 'choice the sub argument',
                                 ('str', 'list', 'int', 'none'),
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def get_config(has_tree=False):
                                             'positional'))
     booloption = BoolOption('verbosity',
                             'increase output verbosity',
-                            default=False)
+                            default=default_verbosity)
     short_booloption = SymLinkOption('v', booloption)
     str_ = StrOption('str',
                      'string option',
@@ -412,6 +412,28 @@ def test_readme_int_verbosity_short():
     assert config.value.dict() == output
 
 
+def test_readme_int_verbosity_short_store_false():
+    output = {'cmd': 'int',
+              'int': 3,
+              'verbosity': None,
+              'v': True}
+    config = get_config(default_verbosity=None)
+    config.option('verbosity').property.add('storefalse')
+    parser = TiramisuCmdlineParser(config, 'prog.py')
+    parser.parse_args(['int', '--int', '3', '-v'])
+    output = {'cmd': 'int',
+              'int': 3,
+              'verbosity': False,
+              'v': False}
+    assert config.value.dict() == output
+    parser.parse_args(['int', '--int', '3', '-nv'])
+    output = {'cmd': 'int',
+              'int': 3,
+              'verbosity': True,
+              'v': True}
+    assert config.value.dict() == output
+
+
 def test_readme_int_verbosity_short_no():
     output = {'cmd': 'int',
               'int': 3,
diff --git a/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/tiramisu_cmdline_parser.py b/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/tiramisu_cmdline_parser.py
index 6a5beac..fe7557a 100644
--- a/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/tiramisu_cmdline_parser.py
+++ b/tiramisu_cmdline_parser/tiramisu_cmdline_parser.py
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ class TiramisuCmdlineParser(ArgumentParser):
                     if _forhelp and 'mandatory' in properties:
                         kwargs['required'] = True
                     if option.type() == 'boolean':
-                        if obj.value.get() is False:
-                            action = 'store_true'
-                            no_action = 'store_false'
-                        else:
+                        if 'storefalse' in properties:
                             action = 'store_false'
                             no_action = 'store_true'
+                        else:
+                            action = 'store_true'
+                            no_action = 'store_false'
                         kwargs['action'] = action
                         args = [self._gen_argument(name, 'longargument' in properties)]
                         #