diff --git a/lib/google/apis/core/http_command.rb b/lib/google/apis/core/http_command.rb
index 0108a0b5d..d18eb85f2 100644
--- a/lib/google/apis/core/http_command.rb
+++ b/lib/google/apis/core/http_command.rb
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ module Google
               # Temporary workaround for Hurley bug where the connection preference
               # is ignored and it uses nested anyway
               req.url.query_class = Hurley::Query::Flat
-              query.each { | k, v| req.url.query[k] = v }
+              query.each do | k, v|
+                req.url.query[k] = normalize_query_value(v)
+              end
               # End workaround
               apply_request_options(req)
             end
@@ -291,6 +293,19 @@ module Google
           req.header.update(header)
           req.options.timeout = options.timeout_sec
         end
+
+        private
+
+        def normalize_query_value(v)
+          case v
+          when Array
+            v.map { |v2| normalize_query_value(v2) }
+          when nil
+            nil
+          else
+            v.to_s
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/google/apis/core/http_command_spec.rb b/spec/google/apis/core/http_command_spec.rb
index 8543e7175..b3695b26b 100644
--- a/spec/google/apis/core/http_command_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/google/apis/core/http_command_spec.rb
@@ -272,4 +272,13 @@ RSpec.describe Google::Apis::Core::HttpCommand do
     command.query['a'] = [1,2,3]
     command.execute(client)
   end
+
+  it 'should send falsey query parameters' do
+    stub_request(:get, 'https://www.googleapis.com/zoo/animals?a=0&b=false')
+      .to_return(status: [200, ''])
+    command = Google::Apis::Core::HttpCommand.new(:get, 'https://www.googleapis.com/zoo/animals')
+    command.query['a'] = 0
+    command.query['b'] = false
+    command.execute(client)
+  end
 end