diff --git a/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py b/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py
index 0aef933d..7a753c9e 100644
--- a/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py
+++ b/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py
@@ -86,9 +86,19 @@ def is_draft(data) -> bool:
 def is_draft_ready(data) -> bool:
     try:
         if 'draft' in data.get('changes', {}):
-            if data['changes']['draft']['previous'] == 'true' and data['changes']['draft']['current'] == 'false':
+            # Handle both boolean values and string values for compatibility
+            previous = data['changes']['draft']['previous']
+            current = data['changes']['draft']['current']
+
+            # Convert to boolean if they're strings
+            if isinstance(previous, str):
+                previous = previous.lower() == 'true'
+            if isinstance(current, str):
+                current = current.lower() == 'true'
+
+            if previous is True and current is False:
                 return True
-            
+
         # for gitlab server version before 16
         elif 'title' in data.get('changes', {}):
             if 'Draft:' in data['changes']['title']['previous'] and 'Draft:' not in data['changes']['title']['current']: