diff --git a/app/classes/config.php b/app/classes/config.php
index 850f119..2eff28e 100644
--- a/app/classes/config.php
+++ b/app/classes/config.php
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ class Config {
             // value is without quotes, because it could be true/false
             $pattern = "/(['\"]{$key}['\"]\s*=>\s*)([^,]+),/";
 
-            // prepare the value, treating booleans as 'true' or 'false'
-            if ($newValue === 1) {
+            // prepare the value, make booleans w/out single quotes
+            if ($newValue === 'true') {
                 $replacementValue = 'true';
-            } elseif ($newValue === 0) {
+            } elseif ($newValue === 'false') {
                 $replacementValue = 'false';
             } else {
                 $replacementValue = var_export($newValue, true);
diff --git a/app/helpers/render.php b/app/helpers/render.php
index a909fc6..d82a7b5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/render.php
+++ b/app/helpers/render.php
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ function editConfig($configPart, $indent, $platform=false, $parent='') {
 ?>
                                 <div class="col-md-8 text-start">
 <?php if ($config_item === 'registration_enabled') { ?>
-                                    <input type="hidden" name="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?>" value="0" />
-                                    <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" name="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?>" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_value ?? 0) ?>" <?= ($config_value === 1 || $config_value === true) ? 'checked' : '' ?> />
+                                    <input type="hidden" name="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?>" value="false" />
+                                    <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" name="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?>" value="true" <?= ($config_value === 1 || $config_value === true) ? 'checked' : '' ?> />
 <?php } elseif ($config_item === 'environment') { ?>
                                     <select class="form-control" type="text" name="<?= htmlspecialchars($config_item) ?>">
                                         <option value="development"<?= ($config_value === 'development') ? ' selected' : '' ?>>development</option>