diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index e7d288a..e0c8c2e 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@
     int		error = FALSE;
 
     if (argvars[2].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
-	ic = (int)tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[2], &error);
+	ic = (int)tv_get_bool_chk(&argvars[2], &error);
 
     if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_STRING)
     {
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 480a9a5..8f4928a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -1492,6 +1492,11 @@
   endif
 enddef
 
+def Test_count()
+  assert_equal(3, count('ABC ABC ABC', 'b', true))
+  assert_equal(0, count('ABC ABC ABC', 'b', false))
+enddef
+
 def Test_recursive_call()
   assert_equal(6765, Fibonacci(20))
 enddef
diff --git a/src/typval.c b/src/typval.c
index c7cfd41..db52d59 100644
--- a/src/typval.c
+++ b/src/typval.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@
 tv_get_bool_chk(typval_T *varp, int *denote)
 {
     return tv_get_bool_or_number_chk(varp, denote, TRUE);
-
 }
 
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6b4c1cd..9399221 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1571,
+/**/
     1570,
 /**/
     1569,