Fix #219 (#220)

* Fix #219

* Add whats new

* Remove line

* Address review

Author: arbennett

docs/whats-new.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ What's New
 
 .. _whats-new.2.2.0:
 
+v2.2.2
+-------
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+- Fixed bug where `utc_offset` doesn't get converted to the
+  correct boolean when reading the configuration.
+
 v2.2.l
 ------
 Bug fixes

metsim/cli/ms.py

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ def to_list(s):
     else:
         forcing_files = conf['forcing']
 
+    if ('utc_offset' in conf.keys()
+        and conf['utc_offset'].strip().lower() == 'true'):
+        conf['utc_offset'] = True
+    else:
+        conf['utc_offset'] = False
+
     # Update the full configuration
     conf.update({"calendar": conf.get('calendar', 'standard'),
                  "scheduler": opts.scheduler,