diff --git a/blobmsg.h b/blobmsg.h
index e9a0b69..2fb61d4 100644
--- a/blobmsg.h
+++ b/blobmsg.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ enum blobmsg_type {
 	BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT16,
 	BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT8,
 	__BLOBMSG_TYPE_LAST,
-	BLOBMSG_TYPE_LAST = __BLOBMSG_TYPE_LAST - 1
+	BLOBMSG_TYPE_LAST = __BLOBMSG_TYPE_LAST - 1,
+	BLOBMSG_TYPE_BOOL = BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT8,
 };
 
 struct blobmsg_hdr {
diff --git a/blobmsg_json.c b/blobmsg_json.c
index 0539bd1..3053fa3 100644
--- a/blobmsg_json.c
+++ b/blobmsg_json.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void blobmsg_format_element(struct strbuf *s, struct blob_attr *attr, boo
 
 	data_str = buf;
 	switch(blob_id(attr)) {
-	case BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT8:
+	case BLOBMSG_TYPE_BOOL:
 		sprintf(buf, "%s", *(uint8_t *)data ? "true" : "false");
 		break;
 	case BLOBMSG_TYPE_INT32: