diff --git a/packages/devtools-wizard/src/builtin.ts b/packages/devtools-wizard/src/builtin.ts
index 32f58d92f..296279c89 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-wizard/src/builtin.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-wizard/src/builtin.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ async function toggleConfig(cwd: string, value?: boolean) {
       ? mod.exports.default.$args[0]
       : mod.exports.default
 
-    if (config.devtools == null || typeof config.devtools === 'boolean')
-      config.devtools = true
-    else if (typeof config.devtools === 'object')
+    config.devtools ||= {}
+    if (typeof config.devtools === 'object')
       config.devtools.enabled = true
 
     const generated = mod.generate().code
diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/module.ts b/packages/devtools/src/module.ts
index eb1139c8c..90148a725 100644
--- a/packages/devtools/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools/src/module.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
   },
   defaults: defaultOptions,
   setup(options, nuxt) {
+    if (typeof options === 'boolean')
+      options = { enabled: options }
+
     // Explicitly disabled
     if (options.enabled === false)
       return
@@ -30,6 +33,6 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
      * - Installed locally
      * - Installed globally, and enabled via `nuxi enable devtools`, or `enabled` is explicitly set to true
      */
-    return import('./module-main').then(({ enableModule }) => enableModule(options, nuxt))
+    return import('./module-main').then(({ enableModule }) => enableModule(options as ModuleOptions, nuxt))
   },
 })