diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
index 733b3eed..4b8d40fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 * The line-height in the compass reset should have been 1 and not 1em.
 * Fixed the reference in the rails initializer to the compass configuration file.
 * Use the correct error formatting function based on what sass version is installed.
+* Boolean properties like line_comments can now be set to false in configuration files
 
 0.10.0.pre1 (November 29, 2009)
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diff --git a/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb b/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb
index d15c0079..a43b7f5c 100644
--- a/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Compass
         end
         plugin_opts = {:template_location => locations}
         plugin_opts[:style] = output_style if output_style
-        plugin_opts[:line_comments] = line_comments if environment
+        plugin_opts[:line_comments] = line_comments
         plugin_opts.merge!(sass_options || {})
         plugin_opts
       end
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module Compass
       def to_sass_engine_options
         engine_opts = {:load_paths => sass_load_paths}
         engine_opts[:style] = output_style if output_style
-        engine_opts[:line_comments] = line_comments if environment
+        engine_opts[:line_comments] = line_comments
         engine_opts.merge!(sass_options || {})
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/compass/configuration/serialization.rb b/lib/compass/configuration/serialization.rb
index 82484724..c4c1fb27 100644
--- a/lib/compass/configuration/serialization.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/configuration/serialization.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module Compass
           eval(contents, bind, filename)
           ATTRIBUTES.each do |prop|
             value = eval(prop.to_s, bind) rescue nil
-            self.send("#{prop}=", value) if value
+            self.send("#{prop}=", value) unless value.nil?
           end
           if @added_import_paths
             self.additional_import_paths ||= []