diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
index d2d538549d..3764a340ff 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/handler.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime/debug"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ import (
 const pluginContextKey = contextutils.Key("plugin")
 const FLYTE_ENABLE_DECK = string("FLYTE_ENABLE_DECK")
 
+type DeckStatus int
+
+const (
+	DeckUnknown DeckStatus = iota
+	DeckEnabled
+	DeckDisabled
+)
+
 type metrics struct {
 	pluginPanics           labeled.Counter
 	unsupportedTaskType    labeled.Counter
@@ -423,19 +432,32 @@ func (t Handler) fetchPluginTaskMetrics(pluginID, taskType string) (*taskMetrics
 	return t.taskMetricsMap[metricNameKey], nil
 }
 
-func IsDeckEnabled(ctx context.Context, tCtx *taskExecutionContext) (bool, error) {
+func IsDeckEnabled(ctx context.Context, tCtx *taskExecutionContext) (DeckStatus, error) {
 	template, err := tCtx.tr.Read(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, regErrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to read task template")
+		return DeckUnknown, regErrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to read task template")
 	}
 
 	templateConfig := template.GetConfig()
 	if templateConfig == nil {
-		return false, nil
+		return DeckUnknown, nil
+	}
+
+	rawValue, ok := templateConfig[FLYTE_ENABLE_DECK]
+	if !ok {
+		return DeckUnknown, nil
 	}
 
-	deckEnabled := strings.ToLower(templateConfig[FLYTE_ENABLE_DECK])
-	return deckEnabled == "1" || deckEnabled == "t" || deckEnabled == "true", nil
+	rawValue = strings.ToLower(rawValue)
+	deckEnabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(rawValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		return DeckUnknown, nil
+	}
+
+	if deckEnabled {
+		return DeckEnabled, nil
+	}
+	return DeckDisabled, nil
 }
 
 func (t Handler) invokePlugin(ctx context.Context, p pluginCore.Plugin, tCtx *taskExecutionContext, ts handler.TaskNodeState) (*pluginRequestedTransition, error) {
@@ -526,11 +548,11 @@ func (t Handler) invokePlugin(ctx context.Context, p pluginCore.Plugin, tCtx *ta
 	// The deck should be accessible even if the task is still running or has failed.
 	// It's possible that the deck URI may not exist in remote storage yet or will never exist.
 	// So, it is console's responsibility to handle the case when the deck URI actually does not exist.
-	deckEnabled, err := IsDeckEnabled(ctx, tCtx)
+	deckStatus, err := IsDeckEnabled(ctx, tCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if deckEnabled {
+	if deckStatus == DeckEnabled {
 		pluginTrns.AddDeckURI(tCtx)
 	}
 
@@ -551,7 +573,7 @@ func (t Handler) invokePlugin(ctx context.Context, p pluginCore.Plugin, tCtx *ta
 	switch pluginTrns.pInfo.Phase() {
 	case pluginCore.PhaseSuccess:
 		// This is for backward compatibility with older Flytekit versions.
-		if !deckEnabled {
+		if deckStatus == DeckUnknown {
 			err = pluginTrns.AddDeckURIIfDeckExists(ctx, tCtx)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -601,7 +623,7 @@ func (t Handler) invokePlugin(ctx context.Context, p pluginCore.Plugin, tCtx *ta
 		fallthrough
 	case pluginCore.PhasePermanentFailure:
 		// This is for backward compatibility with older Flytekit versions.
-		if !deckEnabled {
+		if deckStatus == DeckUnknown {
 			err = pluginTrns.AddDeckURIIfDeckExists(ctx, tCtx)
 		}
 		if err != nil {