diff --git a/python/mxnet/contrib/onnx/mx2onnx/_op_translations.py b/python/mxnet/contrib/onnx/mx2onnx/_op_translations.py
index 204195d7409a..bc7d17e3c927 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/contrib/onnx/mx2onnx/_op_translations.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/contrib/onnx/mx2onnx/_op_translations.py
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ def convert_string_to_list(string_val):
 
     return result_list
 
+def convert_bool_to_int(attrs, attr_name):
+    """ Helper function to convert a string version
+    of Boolean attributes to integer for ONNX.
+    Takes attribute dictionary and attr_name as
+    parameters.
+    """
+    return 1 if attrs.get(attr_name, 0) in ["True", "1"] else 0
+
 @mx_op.register("null")
 def convert_weights_and_inputs(node, **kwargs):
     """Helper function to convert weights and inputs.
@@ -587,10 +595,8 @@ def convert_dot(node, **kwargs):
     trans_a_node = None
     trans_b_node = None
 
-    trans_a = 1 if ("transpose_a" in attrs) and \
-                   attrs.get("transpose_a") in ["True", "1"] else 0
-    trans_b = 1 if ("transpose_b" in attrs) and \
-                   attrs.get("transpose_b") in ["True", "1"] else 0
+    trans_a = convert_bool_to_int(attrs, "transpose_a")
+    trans_b = convert_bool_to_int(attrs, "transpose_b")
 
     op_name = "transpose" + str(kwargs["idx"])
     create_helper_trans_node(op_name, input_node_a, 'a')
@@ -732,8 +738,8 @@ def convert_pooling(node, **kwargs):
     kernel = eval(attrs["kernel"])
     pool_type = attrs["pool_type"]
     stride = eval(attrs["stride"]) if attrs.get("stride") else None
-    global_pool = True if "global_pool" in attrs and\
-                          attrs.get("global_pool") == "True" else False
+    global_pool = convert_bool_to_int(attrs, "global_pool")
+
     node_inputs = node["inputs"]
     input_node_idx = kwargs["index_lookup"][node_inputs[0][0]]
     input_node = proc_nodes[input_node_idx]
@@ -753,7 +759,7 @@ def convert_pooling(node, **kwargs):
     pool_types = {"max": "MaxPool", "avg": "AveragePool"}
     global_pool_types = {"max": "GlobalMaxPool", "avg": "GlobalAveragePool"}
 
-    if global_pool:
+    if global_pool == 1:
         node = onnx.helper.make_node(
             global_pool_types[pool_type],
             [input_node.name],  # input