diff --git a/cmd/mtredisalize/connection.go b/cmd/mtredisalize/connection.go
index 252134b..489ff0f 100644
--- a/cmd/mtredisalize/connection.go
+++ b/cmd/mtredisalize/connection.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ var (
 	redisCrnl        = []byte("\r\n")
 	redisEmptyArray  = []byte("*0\r\n")
 	redisQueued      = []byte("+QUEUED\r\n")
+	redisTrue        = []byte(":1\r\n")
+	redisFalse       = []byte(":0\r\n")
 )
 
 type Connection struct {
@@ -188,15 +190,14 @@ func (c *Connection) writeEmptyArray() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func asInt(b bool) int {
-	if b {
-		return 1
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
 func (c *Connection) writeBool(b bool) bool {
-	if _, err := c.conn.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(":%d\r\n", asInt(b)))); err != nil {
+	var err error
+	if b {
+		_, err = c.conn.Write(redisTrue)
+	} else {
+		_, err = c.conn.Write(redisFalse)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
 		logError(err)
 		return false
 	}