diff --git a/dist/pyutl-2.6.tar.gz b/dist/pyutl-2.6.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e97a507
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diff --git a/pyutl.egg-info/PKG-INFO b/pyutl.egg-info/PKG-INFO
index 777c804..7d87c0f 100644
--- a/pyutl.egg-info/PKG-INFO
+++ b/pyutl.egg-info/PKG-INFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: pyutl
-Version: 2.5
+Version: 2.6
 Summary: functions and utilities to recycle code
 Home-page: https://git.binkfe.com/jesrat/pyutl
 Author: Josue Gomez <jgomez@jesrat.com>
diff --git a/pyutl/__init__.py b/pyutl/__init__.py
index ee0d56c..045668b 100644
--- a/pyutl/__init__.py
+++ b/pyutl/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ shellExecute can receive a cmd as str or arr example
 __title__ = 'pyutl'
 __description__ = 'functions and utilities to recycle code'
 __url__ = 'https://git.binkfe.com/jesrat/pyutl'
-__version__ = '2.5'
+__version__ = '2.6'
 __author__ = 'Josue Gomez <jgomez@jesrat.com>'
 __email__ = "jgomez@binkfe.com"
 __maintainer__ = "Josue Gomez"
diff --git a/pyutl/localenv.py b/pyutl/localenv.py
index 6f8e517..9f829e8 100644
--- a/pyutl/localenv.py
+++ b/pyutl/localenv.py
@@ -15,19 +15,23 @@ DEFAULT = object()
 
 
 class LocalEnv:
+    _BOOLEANS = {'1': True, 'yes': True, 'true': True, 'on': True,
+                 '0': False, 'no': False, 'false': False, 'off': False, '': False}
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.files = []
         self.data = {}
+        self.first_load = False
 
     def load(self, file=None):
         """
         If no file is defined, the .env file will be searched
         in invoker module's directory
         """
-        if file is not None:
-            self.files.append({'file': file, 'exists': '', 'loaded': False})
-        else:
-            self.files.append({'file': self._invoker(), 'exists': '', 'loaded': False})
+        if file is None:
+            file = self._invoker()
+
+        self.files.append({'file': file, 'exists': '', 'loaded': False})
 
         # search all files given and load them
         for file_dict in self.files:
@@ -45,26 +49,36 @@ class LocalEnv:
                         self.data[key] = value
                     file_dict['loaded'] = True
 
+    def _cast(self, cast, data):
+        if cast is bool and str(data).lower() not in self._BOOLEANS:
+            raise ValueError(f'value can not be parsed as boolean')
+        elif cast is bool:
+            return self._BOOLEANS[str(data).lower()]
+        else:
+            return cast(data)
+
     def get(self, key, default=DEFAULT, cast=None):
+        if not self.first_load:
+            self.load()
+            self.first_load = True
+
         try:
-            ret_val = self.data[key] if cast is None else cast(self.data[key])
+            ret_val = self.data[key] if cast is None else self._cast(cast, self.data[key])
         except KeyError:
             if default != DEFAULT:
-                ret_val = default if cast is None else cast(default)
+                ret_val = default if cast is None else self._cast(cast, default)
             else:
                 raise KeyNotFound(f'value not found in files: \n{json.dumps(self.files, indent=4)}')
         return ret_val
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _invoker():
+    def _invoker(self):
         # tip from:
         # https://github.com/henriquebastos/python-decouple/blob/master/decouple.py
         # MAGIC! Get the caller's module path.
         frame = sys._getframe()
-        path = os.path.dirname(frame.f_back.f_back.f_code.co_filename)
+        path = os.path.dirname(frame.f_back.f_back.f_back.f_code.co_filename)
         file = os.path.join(path, '.env')
         return file
 
 
 localenv = LocalEnv()
-localenv.load()