diff --git a/src/Cache/Lock/PdoLockProvider.php b/src/Cache/Lock/PdoLockProvider.php
index f219532..6524cb7 100644
--- a/src/Cache/Lock/PdoLockProvider.php
+++ b/src/Cache/Lock/PdoLockProvider.php
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ private static function advisoryKeys(string $value): array
         ];
     }
 
+    private static function isDatabaseTrue(mixed $value): bool
+    {
+        return $value === true || $value === 1 || $value === '1' || $value === 't';
+    }
+
     private static function signedHex32(string $value): int
     {
         $unsigned = (int) hexdec($value);
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ private function acquirePgsql(string $key, float $waitSeconds, float $leaseSecon
                 $stmt = $this->pdo->prepare('SELECT pg_try_advisory_lock(:k1, :k2)');
                 $stmt->execute([':k1' => $advisoryKeys[0], ':k2' => $advisoryKeys[1]]);
                 $result = $stmt->fetchColumn();
-                if ($result === 1 || $result === 't' || $result === '1') {
+                if (self::isDatabaseTrue($result)) {
                     $this->activeTokens[$lockKey] = $token;
 
                     return new LockHandle($lockKey, $token, $advisoryKeys, $leaseSeconds);
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ private function releasePgsql(LockHandle $handle): bool
             $stmt->execute([':k1' => $advisoryKeys[0], ':k2' => $advisoryKeys[1]]);
             $result = $stmt->fetchColumn();
 
-            return $result === 1 || $result === 't' || $result === '1';
+            return self::isDatabaseTrue($result);
         } catch (Throwable) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/tests/Cache/LockProviderTest.php b/tests/Cache/LockProviderTest.php
index bd428c6..1ec0f2d 100644
--- a/tests/Cache/LockProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/LockProviderTest.php
@@ -76,3 +76,64 @@
         }
     }
 });
+
+test('PostgreSQL PDO locks accept native boolean results', function (): void {
+    $pdo = new class () extends PDO {
+        public function __construct()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public function getAttribute(int $attribute): mixed
+        {
+            unset($attribute);
+
+            return 'pgsql';
+        }
+
+        public function prepare(string $query, array $options = []): PDOStatement|false
+        {
+            unset($query, $options);
+
+            return $this->successfulStatement();
+        }
+
+        public function query(string $query, ?int $fetchMode = null, mixed ...$fetchModeArgs): PDOStatement|false
+        {
+            unset($query, $fetchMode, $fetchModeArgs);
+
+            return $this->successfulStatement();
+        }
+
+        private function successfulStatement(): PDOStatement
+        {
+            return new class () extends PDOStatement {
+                public function __construct()
+                {
+                }
+
+                public function execute(?array $params = null): bool
+                {
+                    unset($params);
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                public function fetchColumn(int $column = 0): mixed
+                {
+                    unset($column);
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    };
+    $provider = new PdoLockProvider($pdo);
+    $handle = $provider->acquire('worker:postgres', 0.0, 10.0);
+
+    expect($handle)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($provider->refresh($handle, 10.0))->toBeTrue();
+
+    $provider->release($handle);
+
+    expect($provider->refresh($handle, 10.0))->toBeFalse();
+});
diff --git a/tests/Cache/PdoPgsqlCachePoolTest.php b/tests/Cache/PdoPgsqlCachePoolTest.php
index 2f010f2..6a53d61 100644
--- a/tests/Cache/PdoPgsqlCachePoolTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/PdoPgsqlCachePoolTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cache\Cache;
+use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cache\Lock\PdoLockProvider;
 
 if (! in_array('pgsql', PDO::getAvailableDrivers(), true)) {
     test('PostgreSQL PDO driver not present')->skip();
@@ -56,3 +57,24 @@
         ->and($this->cache->get('a'))->toBeNull()
         ->and($this->cache->get('b'))->toBe('B');
 });
+
+test('PostgreSQL advisory locks accept native PDO booleans and release ownership', function () use ($dsn, $user, $pass) {
+    $connect = static function () use ($dsn, $user, $pass): PDO {
+        return new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, [PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION]);
+    };
+    $holder = new PdoLockProvider($connect(), 'cachelayer:test:');
+    $contender = new PdoLockProvider($connect(), 'cachelayer:test:');
+    $key = 'postgres-lock-' . bin2hex(random_bytes(8));
+    $handle = $holder->acquire($key, 0.0, 5.0);
+
+    expect($handle)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($holder->refresh($handle, 5.0))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($contender->acquire($key, 0.0, 5.0))->toBeNull();
+
+    $holder->release($handle);
+
+    $replacement = $contender->acquire($key, 0.0, 5.0);
+    expect($holder->refresh($handle, 5.0))->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($replacement)->not->toBeNull();
+    $contender->release($replacement);
+});