diff --git a/NewmanPostman/newmantask.js b/NewmanPostman/newmantask.js
index f38e6a7..4918c0d 100644
--- a/NewmanPostman/newmantask.js
+++ b/NewmanPostman/newmantask.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ function GetToolRunner() {
     newman.argIf(typeof sslClientCert != 'undefined' && sslClientCert, ['--ssl-client-cert', sslClientCert]);
     let sslClientKey = tl.getPathInput('sslClientKey', false, true);
     newman.argIf(typeof sslClientKey != 'undefined' && sslClientKey, ['--ssl-client-key', sslClientKey]);
-    let sslStrict = tl.getPathInput('sslStrict', false, true);
-    newman.argIf(typeof sslStrict != 'undefined' && sslStrict, ['--insecure', sslStrict]);
+    let sslStrict = tl.getBoolInput('sslStrict');
+    newman.argIf(sslStrict, ['--insecure']);
     let reporterHtmlTemplate = tl.getPathInput('reporterHtmlTemplate', false, true);
     newman.argIf(typeof reporterHtmlTemplate != 'undefined' && reporterHtmlTemplate, ['--reporter-html-template', reporterHtmlTemplate]);
     let reporterHtmlExport = tl.getInput('reporterHtmlExport');
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function GetToolRunner() {
     let numberOfIterations = tl.getInput('numberOfIterations');
     newman.argIf(typeof numberOfIterations != 'undefined' && numberOfIterations, ['-n', numberOfIterations]);
     let globalVariable = tl.getPathInput('globalVariables', false, true);
-    newman.argIf(typeof globalVariable != 'undefined' && globalVariable, ['--globals', globalVariable]);
+    newman.argIf(typeof globalVariable != 'undefined' && tl.filePathSupplied('globalVariables'), ['--globals', globalVariable]);
     newman.arg(['-e', tl.getPathInput('environment', true, true)]);
     return newman;
 }
diff --git a/NewmanPostman/task.json b/NewmanPostman/task.json
index e575471..1988849 100644
--- a/NewmanPostman/task.json
+++ b/NewmanPostman/task.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "version": {
         "Major": 2,
         "Minor": 0,
-        "Patch": 14
+        "Patch": 15
     },
     "demands": [],
     "groups": [
diff --git a/vss-extension.json b/vss-extension.json
index 97e6825..ae6ce80 100644
--- a/vss-extension.json
+++ b/vss-extension.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifestVersion": 1,
   "id": "NewmanPostman",
-  "version": "1.0.17",
+  "version": "1.0.18",
   "name": "Newman the cli Companion for Postman",
   "scopes": [],
   "description": "Using Newman, one can effortlessly run and test a Postman Collections directly from the command-line. Now in a task!",