diff --git a/src/crewai_tools/tools/file_writer_tool/file_writer_tool.py b/src/crewai_tools/tools/file_writer_tool/file_writer_tool.py
index f975d3301..8b9ca5225 100644
--- a/src/crewai_tools/tools/file_writer_tool/file_writer_tool.py
+++ b/src/crewai_tools/tools/file_writer_tool/file_writer_tool.py
@@ -1,21 +1,34 @@
 import os
-from distutils.util import strtobool
 from typing import Any, Optional, Type
 
 from crewai.tools import BaseTool
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
+def strtobool(val) -> bool:
+    if isinstance(val, bool):
+        return val
+    val = val.lower()
+    if val in ("y", "yes", "t", "true", "on", "1"):
+        return True
+    elif val in ("n", "no", "f", "false", "off", "0"):
+        return False
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"invalid value to cast to bool: {val!r}")
+
+
 class FileWriterToolInput(BaseModel):
     filename: str
     directory: Optional[str] = "./"
-    overwrite: str = "False"
+    overwrite: str | bool = False
     content: str
 
 
 class FileWriterTool(BaseTool):
     name: str = "File Writer Tool"
-    description: str = "A tool to write content to a specified file. Accepts filename, content, and optionally a directory path and overwrite flag as input."
+    description: str = (
+        "A tool to write content to a specified file. Accepts filename, content, and optionally a directory path and overwrite flag as input."
+    )
     args_schema: Type[BaseModel] = FileWriterToolInput
 
     def _run(self, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
@@ -28,7 +41,7 @@ class FileWriterTool(BaseTool):
             filepath = os.path.join(kwargs.get("directory") or "", kwargs["filename"])
 
             # Convert overwrite to boolean
-            kwargs["overwrite"] = bool(strtobool(kwargs["overwrite"]))
+            kwargs["overwrite"] = strtobool(kwargs["overwrite"])
 
             # Check if file exists and overwrite is not allowed
             if os.path.exists(filepath) and not kwargs["overwrite"]:
diff --git a/src/crewai_tools/tools/file_writer_tool/tests/test_file_writer_tool.py b/src/crewai_tools/tools/file_writer_tool/tests/test_file_writer_tool.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d75ed30f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crewai_tools/tools/file_writer_tool/tests/test_file_writer_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
+import pytest
+
+from crewai_tools.tools.file_writer_tool.file_writer_tool import FileWriterTool
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def tool():
+    return FileWriterTool()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def temp_env():
+    temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    test_file = "test.txt"
+    test_content = "Hello, World!"
+
+    yield {
+        "temp_dir": temp_dir,
+        "test_file": test_file,
+        "test_content": test_content,
+    }
+
+    shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+def get_test_path(filename, directory):
+    return os.path.join(directory, filename)
+
+
+def read_file(path):
+    with open(path, "r") as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
+def test_basic_file_write(tool, temp_env):
+    result = tool._run(
+        filename=temp_env["test_file"],
+        directory=temp_env["temp_dir"],
+        content=temp_env["test_content"],
+        overwrite=True,
+    )
+
+    path = get_test_path(temp_env["test_file"], temp_env["temp_dir"])
+    assert os.path.exists(path)
+    assert read_file(path) == temp_env["test_content"]
+    assert "successfully written" in result
+
+
+def test_directory_creation(tool, temp_env):
+    new_dir = os.path.join(temp_env["temp_dir"], "nested_dir")
+    result = tool._run(
+        filename=temp_env["test_file"],
+        directory=new_dir,
+        content=temp_env["test_content"],
+        overwrite=True,
+    )
+
+    path = get_test_path(temp_env["test_file"], new_dir)
+    assert os.path.exists(new_dir)
+    assert os.path.exists(path)
+    assert "successfully written" in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "overwrite",
+    ["y", "yes", "t", "true", "on", "1", True],
+)
+def test_overwrite_true(tool, temp_env, overwrite):
+    path = get_test_path(temp_env["test_file"], temp_env["temp_dir"])
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        f.write("Original content")
+
+    result = tool._run(
+        filename=temp_env["test_file"],
+        directory=temp_env["temp_dir"],
+        content="New content",
+        overwrite=overwrite,
+    )
+
+    assert read_file(path) == "New content"
+    assert "successfully written" in result
+
+
+def test_invalid_overwrite_value(tool, temp_env):
+    result = tool._run(
+        filename=temp_env["test_file"],
+        directory=temp_env["temp_dir"],
+        content=temp_env["test_content"],
+        overwrite="invalid",
+    )
+    assert "invalid value" in result
+
+
+def test_missing_required_fields(tool, temp_env):
+    result = tool._run(
+        directory=temp_env["temp_dir"],
+        content=temp_env["test_content"],
+        overwrite=True,
+    )
+    assert "An error occurred while accessing key: 'filename'" in result
+
+
+def test_empty_content(tool, temp_env):
+    result = tool._run(
+        filename=temp_env["test_file"],
+        directory=temp_env["temp_dir"],
+        content="",
+        overwrite=True,
+    )
+
+    path = get_test_path(temp_env["test_file"], temp_env["temp_dir"])
+    assert os.path.exists(path)
+    assert read_file(path) == ""
+    assert "successfully written" in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "overwrite",
+    ["n", "no", "f", "false", "off", "0", False],
+)
+def test_file_exists_error_handling(tool, temp_env, overwrite):
+    path = get_test_path(temp_env["test_file"], temp_env["temp_dir"])
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        f.write("Pre-existing content")
+
+    result = tool._run(
+        filename=temp_env["test_file"],
+        directory=temp_env["temp_dir"],
+        content="Should not be written",
+        overwrite=overwrite,
+    )
+
+    assert "already exists and overwrite option was not passed" in result
+    assert read_file(path) == "Pre-existing content"