diff --git a/src/ircdb.py b/src/ircdb.py
index c405932f2..40d513384 100644
--- a/src/ircdb.py
+++ b/src/ircdb.py
@@ -516,15 +516,15 @@ class IrcUserCreator(Creator):
 
     def ignore(self, rest, lineno):
         self._checkId()
-        self.u.ignore = bool(eval(rest))
+        self.u.ignore = bool(utils.gen.safeEval(rest))
 
     def secure(self, rest, lineno):
         self._checkId()
-        self.u.secure = bool(eval(rest))
+        self.u.secure = bool(utils.gen.safeEval(rest))
 
     def hashed(self, rest, lineno):
         self._checkId()
-        self.u.hashed = bool(eval(rest))
+        self.u.hashed = bool(utils.gen.safeEval(rest))
 
     def password(self, rest, lineno):
         self._checkId()
@@ -580,11 +580,11 @@ class IrcChannelCreator(Creator):
 
     def lobotomized(self, rest, lineno):
         self._checkId()
-        self.c.lobotomized = bool(eval(rest))
+        self.c.lobotomized = bool(utils.gen.safeEval(rest))
 
     def defaultallow(self, rest, lineno):
         self._checkId()
-        self.c.defaultAllow = bool(eval(rest))
+        self.c.defaultAllow = bool(utils.gen.safeEval(rest))
 
     def capability(self, rest, lineno):
         self._checkId()
diff --git a/src/utils/gen.py b/src/utils/gen.py
index 005e27806..c2275b03e 100644
--- a/src/utils/gen.py
+++ b/src/utils/gen.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def saltHash(password, salt=None, hash='sha'):
     return '|'.join([salt, hasher((salt + password).encode('utf8')).hexdigest()])
 
 _astStr2 = ast.Str if minisix.PY2 else ast.Bytes
-def safeEval(s, namespace={'True': True, 'False': False, 'None': None}):
+def safeEval(s, namespace=None):
     """Evaluates s, safely.  Useful for turning strings into tuples/lists/etc.
     without unsafely using eval()."""
     try:
@@ -196,7 +196,12 @@ def safeEval(s, namespace={'True': True, 'False': False, 'None': None}):
         else:
             return False
     if checkNode(node):
-        return eval(s, namespace, namespace)
+        if namespace is None:
+            return eval(s, namespace, namespace)
+        else:
+            # Probably equivalent to eval() because checkNode(node) is True,
+            # but it's an extra security.
+            return ast.literal_eval(node)
     else:
         raise ValueError(format('Unsafe string: %q', s))