diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml.py b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml.py
index 3558e57d8..598948119 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml.py
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml.py
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@ def get(args):
         print(f"Key '{key}' not found by so-yaml.py", file=sys.stderr)
         return 2
 
-    if isinstance(output, (dict, list)):
+    if isinstance(output, bool):
+        print(str(output).lower())
+    elif isinstance(output, (dict, list)):
         print(yaml.safe_dump(output).strip())
     else:
         print(output)
diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml_test.py b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml_test.py
index d48136bf4..b829108a0 100644
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml_test.py
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-yaml_test.py
@@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ class TestRemove(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(result, 0)
             self.assertEqual("hello\n", mock_stdout.getvalue())
 
+    def test_get_bool(self):
+        with patch('sys.stdout', new=StringIO()) as mock_stdout:
+            filename = "/tmp/so-yaml_test-get.yaml"
+            file = open(filename, "w")
+            file.write("{key1: { child1: 123, child2: { deep1: 45 } }, key2: false, key3: [e,f,g]}")
+            file.close()
+
+            result = soyaml.get([filename, "key2"])
+            self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+            self.assertEqual("false\n", mock_stdout.getvalue())
+
     def test_get_list(self):
         with patch('sys.stdout', new=StringIO()) as mock_stdout:
             filename = "/tmp/so-yaml_test-get.yaml"