diff --git a/src/utils/JsonUtils.cpp b/src/utils/JsonUtils.cpp
index 24594d16..aaa99e56 100644
--- a/src/utils/JsonUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/JsonUtils.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bool jsonRead(String& json, String key, bool& value, bool e) {
         }
         ret = false;
     }
-    value = doc[key].as<bool>();
+    value = doc[key].as<int>();
     return ret;
 }