diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 11eac1e5..768e03ce 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
       if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.nargs)) {
         i = eatNargs(i, key, args)
       // array format = '--foo a b c'
-      } else if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.arrays) && args.length > i + 1) {
+      } else if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.arrays) && (args.length > i + 1 || checkAllAliases(key, flags.bools))) {
         i = eatArray(i, key, args)
       } else {
         next = flags.nargs[key] === 0 ? undefined : args[i + 1]
@@ -369,30 +369,24 @@ function parse (args, opts) {
   // following it... YUM!
   // e.g., --foo apple banana cat becomes ["apple", "banana", "cat"]
   function eatArray (i, key, args) {
-    var start = i + 1
-    var argsToSet = []
-    var multipleArrayFlag = i > 0
-    for (var ii = i + 1; ii < args.length; ii++) {
-      if (/^-/.test(args[ii]) && !negative.test(args[ii])) {
-        if (ii === start) {
-          setArg(key, defaultForType('array'))
-        }
-        multipleArrayFlag = true
-        break
-      }
-      i = ii
-      argsToSet.push(args[ii])
-    }
-    if (multipleArrayFlag) {
-      setArg(key, argsToSet.map(function (arg) {
-        return processValue(key, arg)
-      }))
+    let argsToSet = []
+    let next = args[i + 1]
+
+    if (checkAllAliases(key, flags.bools) && !(/^(true|false)$/.test(next))) {
+      argsToSet.push(true)
+    } else if (/^-/.test(next) && !negative.test(next)) {
+      // TODO: set user default value, if available
+      // argsToSet.push(defaultForType('array'))
     } else {
-      argsToSet.forEach(function (arg) {
-        setArg(key, arg)
-      })
+      for (var ii = i + 1; ii < args.length; ii++) {
+        next = args[ii]
+        if (/^-/.test(next) && !negative.test(next)) break
+        i = ii
+        argsToSet.push(processValue(key, next))
+      }
     }
 
+    setArg(key, argsToSet)
     return i
   }