diff --git a/api/src/operations/item-create/index.ts b/api/src/operations/item-create/index.ts
index c251551ff7..db9bf178ec 100644
--- a/api/src/operations/item-create/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/operations/item-create/index.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default defineOperationApi<Options>({
 		if (!payloadObject) {
 			result = null;
 		} else {
-			result = await itemsService.createMany(toArray(payloadObject), { emitEvents });
+			result = await itemsService.createMany(toArray(payloadObject), { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 		}
 
 		return result;
diff --git a/api/src/operations/item-delete/index.ts b/api/src/operations/item-delete/index.ts
index 69aaf9b100..6a56e50b17 100644
--- a/api/src/operations/item-delete/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/operations/item-delete/index.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ export default defineOperationApi<Options>({
 			const keys = toArray(key);
 
 			if (keys.length === 1) {
-				result = await itemsService.deleteOne(keys[0], { emitEvents });
+				result = await itemsService.deleteOne(keys[0], { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 			} else {
-				result = await itemsService.deleteMany(keys, { emitEvents });
+				result = await itemsService.deleteMany(keys, { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/api/src/operations/item-read/index.ts b/api/src/operations/item-read/index.ts
index d133c3f388..ed836d1e17 100644
--- a/api/src/operations/item-read/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/operations/item-read/index.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ export default defineOperationApi<Options>({
 			const keys = toArray(key);
 
 			if (keys.length === 1) {
-				result = await itemsService.readOne(keys[0], sanitizedQueryObject, { emitEvents });
+				result = await itemsService.readOne(keys[0], sanitizedQueryObject, { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 			} else {
-				result = await itemsService.readMany(keys, sanitizedQueryObject, { emitEvents });
+				result = await itemsService.readMany(keys, sanitizedQueryObject, { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/api/src/operations/item-update/index.ts b/api/src/operations/item-update/index.ts
index b6e00739b1..e25ba21939 100644
--- a/api/src/operations/item-update/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/operations/item-update/index.ts
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ export default defineOperationApi<Options>({
 		let result: PrimaryKey | PrimaryKey[] | null;
 
 		if (!key || (Array.isArray(key) && key.length === 0)) {
-			result = await itemsService.updateByQuery(sanitizedQueryObject, payloadObject, { emitEvents });
+			result = await itemsService.updateByQuery(sanitizedQueryObject, payloadObject, { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 		} else {
 			const keys = toArray(key);
 
 			if (keys.length === 1) {
-				result = await itemsService.updateOne(keys[0], payloadObject, { emitEvents });
+				result = await itemsService.updateOne(keys[0], payloadObject, { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 			} else {
-				result = await itemsService.updateMany(keys, payloadObject, { emitEvents });
+				result = await itemsService.updateMany(keys, payloadObject, { emitEvents: !!emitEvents });
 			}
 		}