diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/schema/spi/SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/schema/spi/SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java
index 84fd16fa0d..f05f9a8dce 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/schema/spi/SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/schema/spi/SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.hibernate.boot.Metadata;
 import org.hibernate.boot.registry.classloading.spi.ClassLoaderService;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings;
 import org.hibernate.engine.config.spi.ConfigurationService;
+import org.hibernate.engine.config.spi.StandardConverters;
 import org.hibernate.service.ServiceRegistry;
 import org.hibernate.tool.schema.Action;
 import org.hibernate.tool.schema.SourceType;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class SchemaManagementToolCoordinator {
 		final SchemaManagementTool tool = serviceRegistry.getService( SchemaManagementTool.class );
 		final ConfigurationService configService = serviceRegistry.getService( ConfigurationService.class );
 
-		boolean haltOnError = configService.getSetting( AvailableSettings.HBM2DDL_HALT_ON_ERROR, Boolean.class, false);
+		boolean haltOnError = configService.getSetting( AvailableSettings.HBM2DDL_HALT_ON_ERROR, StandardConverters.BOOLEAN, false);
 
 		final ExecutionOptions executionOptions = buildExecutionOptions(
 				configurationValues,
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/schemagen/SchemaScriptFileGenerationFailureTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/schemagen/SchemaScriptFileGenerationFailureTest.java
index e7f4e6a103..e08c873dab 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/schemagen/SchemaScriptFileGenerationFailureTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/jpa/test/schemagen/SchemaScriptFileGenerationFailureTest.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class SchemaScriptFileGenerationFailureTest {
 		final Map<Object, Object> config = Environment.getProperties();
 		config.put( org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings.HBM2DDL_SCRIPTS_DROP_TARGET, writer );
 		config.put( org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings.HBM2DDL_SCRIPTS_ACTION, "drop-and-create" );
-		config.put( AvailableSettings.HBM2DDL_HALT_ON_ERROR, true );
+		config.put( AvailableSettings.HBM2DDL_HALT_ON_ERROR, "true" );
 		ArrayList<Class> classes = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		classes.addAll( Arrays.asList( new Class[] { TestEntity.class } ) );