diff --git a/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesGenerator.java b/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesGenerator.java
index 23a8335c7..6f8d79881 100644
--- a/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesGenerator.java
+++ b/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesGenerator.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public void generate(final Module module, final Element element) {
             }
 
             if (info.getComplete()) {
-                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("complete", "yes"));
+                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("complete", "Yes"));
             }
 
             if (info.getNewFeedUrl() != null) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public void generate(final Module module, final Element element) {
                 element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("duration", info.getDuration().toString()));
             }
             if (info.getClosedCaptioned()) {
-                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("isClosedCaptioned", "yes"));
+                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("isClosedCaptioned", "Yes"));
             }
             if (info.getOrder() != null) {
                 element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("order", info.getOrder().toString()));
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ public void generate(final Module module, final Element element) {
 
         if (itunes.getExplicitNullable() != null) {
             if (itunes.getExplicitNullable()) {
-                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("explicit", "yes"));
+                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("explicit", "true"));
             } else {
-                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("explicit", "no"));
+                element.addContent(generateSimpleElement("explicit", "false"));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesParser.java b/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesParser.java
index 9b75f5d39..bf861d198 100644
--- a/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesParser.java
+++ b/rome-modules/src/main/java/com/rometools/modules/itunes/io/ITunesParser.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public com.rometools.rome.feed.module.Module parse(final Element element, final
 
             final Element complete = element.getChild("complete", ns);
             if (complete != null) {
-                feedInfo.setComplete("yes".equals(complete.getTextTrim().toLowerCase()));
+                feedInfo.setComplete("yes".equalsIgnoreCase(complete.getTextTrim()));
             }
 
             final Element newFeedUrl = element.getChild("new-feed-url", ns);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public com.rometools.rome.feed.module.Module parse(final Element element, final
 
             final Element closedCaptioned = element.getChild("isClosedCaptioned", ns);
 
-            if (closedCaptioned != null && closedCaptioned.getValue() != null && closedCaptioned.getValue().trim().equalsIgnoreCase("yes")) {
+            if (closedCaptioned != null && closedCaptioned.getValue() != null && "yes".equalsIgnoreCase(closedCaptioned.getValue().trim())) {
                 entryInfo.setClosedCaptioned(true);
             }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public com.rometools.rome.feed.module.Module parse(final Element element, final
             // Ignore case of the value, assuming that any kind of "yes" clearly shows the intent.
             if (block != null
                     && block.getValue() != null
-                    && block.getValue().trim().equalsIgnoreCase("Yes")) {
+                    && "yes".equalsIgnoreCase(block.getValue().trim())) {
                 module.setBlock(true);
             }