diff --git a/blobmsg_json.c b/blobmsg_json.c
index 8997214..eae2ac8 100644
--- a/blobmsg_json.c
+++ b/blobmsg_json.c
@@ -204,10 +204,7 @@ static void blobmsg_format_element(struct strbuf *s, struct blob_attr *attr, boo
 	data_str = buf;
 	switch(blob_id(attr)) {
 	case BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT8:
-		sprintf(buf, "%d", *(uint8_t *)data);
-		break;
-	case BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT16:
-		sprintf(buf, "%d", *(uint16_t *)data);
+		sprintf(buf, "%s", *(uint8_t *)data ? "true" : "false");
 		break;
 	case BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT32:
 		sprintf(buf, "%d", *(uint32_t *)data);