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 ce0c4ebd9..a008e4a75 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
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 import os
 from typing import Any, Optional, Type
-
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-
 from ..base_tool import BaseTool
+from distutils.util import strtobool
 
 
 class FileWriterToolInput(BaseModel):
-    filename: str
+    filename: str 
+    directory: Optional[str] = "./"
+    overwrite: str = "False"
     content: str
-    directory: Optional[str] = None
-    overwrite: bool = False
-
-
+    
 class FileWriterTool(BaseTool):
     name: str = "File Writer Tool"
     description: str = (
@@ -23,11 +21,14 @@ class FileWriterTool(BaseTool):
     def _run(self, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
         try:
             # Create the directory if it doesn't exist
-            if kwargs["directory"] and not os.path.exists(kwargs["directory"]):
+            if kwargs.get("directory") and not os.path.exists(kwargs["directory"]):
                 os.makedirs(kwargs["directory"])
 
             # Construct the full path
-            filepath = os.path.join(kwargs["directory"] or "", kwargs["filename"])
+            filepath = os.path.join(kwargs.get("directory") or "", kwargs["filename"])
+            
+            # Convert overwrite to boolean
+            kwargs["overwrite"] = bool(strtobool(kwargs["overwrite"]))
 
             # Check if file exists and overwrite is not allowed
             if os.path.exists(filepath) and not kwargs["overwrite"]:
@@ -42,5 +43,7 @@ class FileWriterTool(BaseTool):
             return (
                 f"File {filepath} already exists and overwrite option was not passed."
             )
+        except KeyError as e:
+            return f"An error occurred while accessing key: {str(e)}"
         except Exception as e:
-            return f"An error occurred while writing to the file: {str(e)}"
+            return f"An error occurred while writing to the file: {str(e)}"
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