diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index 8d5e1ce..29e3677 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -449,7 +449,9 @@ func (e *Executor) parseTaskFlagsIntoMap(taskName string, flags []string) map[st
 		flagValErrMsg := fmt.Sprintf("The type for the `%s` flag is `%s`. Please use `%s`", key, taskFlag.ValueType, flagTypeToGetter[taskFlag.ValueType])
 
 		// Bare boolean flags (e.g. --dry-run without =value) mean true.
-		if val == "" && taskFlag.ValueType == BoolTypeFlag {
+		// len(splitFlag)==1 means no "=" was present; len(splitFlag)==2 with
+		// empty val means "--flag=" which is an explicit empty value, not bare.
+		if val == "" && len(splitFlag) == 1 && taskFlag.ValueType == BoolTypeFlag {
 			val = "true"
 		}
 
diff --git a/executor_internal_test.go b/executor_internal_test.go
index de3bdd1..68c8250 100644
--- a/executor_internal_test.go
+++ b/executor_internal_test.go
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ func TestParseTaskOptionsListToMap(t *testing.T) {
 			flagArgs:         []string{"-f"},
 			expectedFlagFVal: boolPtr(true),
 		},
+		{
+			description:    "Explicit empty bool flag (--flag=) should not default to true",
+			flagArgs:       []string{"-f="},
+			expectFlagFNil: true,
+		},
 		{
 			description:          "Should store Default values for all flags and Value nil when no args are passed",
 			flagArgs:             []string{},