diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/Deluge.Preferences.Downloads.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/Deluge.Preferences.Downloads.js
index ae5beb3c6..4d328bca1 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/Deluge.Preferences.Downloads.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/Deluge.Preferences.Downloads.js
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 				name: 'compact_allocation',
 				labelSeparator: '',
 				items: [
-					{boxLabel: _('Compact') + ' ', value: 'true'},
-					{boxLabel: _('Full'), value: 'false'}
+					{boxLabel: _('Compact') + ' ', value: true},
+					{boxLabel: _('Full'), value: false}
 				]
 			}));