diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp
index 1eee97fba..d45d35d65 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ Config::Config()
 	RPC_PORT				= 5001;
 	WEBSOCKET_PORT			= SYSTEM_WEBSOCKET_PORT;
 	WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_PORT	= SYSTEM_WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_PORT;
-	WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_SECURE	= true;
-	WEBSOCKET_SECURE		= false;
+	WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_SECURE	= 1;
+	WEBSOCKET_SECURE		= 0;
 	NUMBER_CONNECTIONS		= 30;
 
 	// a new ledger every minute
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ void Config::load()
 				WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_PORT	= boost::lexical_cast<int>(strTemp);
 
 			if (sectionSingleB(secConfig, SECTION_WEBSOCKET_SECURE, strTemp))
-				WEBSOCKET_SECURE	= boost::lexical_cast<bool>(strTemp);
+				WEBSOCKET_SECURE	= boost::lexical_cast<int>(strTemp);
 
 			if (sectionSingleB(secConfig, SECTION_WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_SECURE, strTemp))
-				WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_SECURE	= boost::lexical_cast<bool>(strTemp);
+				WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_SECURE	= boost::lexical_cast<int>(strTemp);
 
 			sectionSingleB(secConfig, SECTION_WEBSOCKET_SSL_CERT, WEBSOCKET_SSL_CERT);
 			sectionSingleB(secConfig, SECTION_WEBSOCKET_SSL_CHAIN, WEBSOCKET_SSL_CHAIN);
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
index abb1c5662..6fe20fcc4 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ public:
 	// Websocket networking parameters
 	std::string					WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_IP;		// XXX Going away. Merge with the inbound peer connction.
 	int							WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_PORT;
-	bool						WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_SECURE;
+	int							WEBSOCKET_PUBLIC_SECURE;
 
 	std::string					WEBSOCKET_IP;
 	int							WEBSOCKET_PORT;
-	bool						WEBSOCKET_SECURE;
+	int							WEBSOCKET_SECURE;
+
 	std::string					WEBSOCKET_SSL_CERT;
 	std::string					WEBSOCKET_SSL_CHAIN;
 	std::string					WEBSOCKET_SSL_KEY;