diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index f694b5840f..3a8ad29d28 100755
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -652,20 +652,20 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	$blocktags = $a->user['blocktags'];
 
 	$expire_items = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'expire','items');
-	$expire_items = (($expire_items===false)?1:$expire_items); // default if not set: 1
+	$expire_items = (($expire_items===false)? '1' : $expire_items); // default if not set: 1
 	
 	$expire_notes = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'expire','notes');
-	$expire_notes = (($expire_notes===false)?1:$expire_notes); // default if not set: 1
+	$expire_notes = (($expire_notes===false)? '1' : $expire_notes); // default if not set: 1
 
 	$expire_starred = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'expire','starred');
-	$expire_starred = (($expire_starred===false)?1:$expire_starred); // default if not set: 1
+	$expire_starred = (($expire_starred===false)? '1' : $expire_starred); // default if not set: 1
 	
 	$expire_photos = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'expire','photos');
-	$expire_photos = (($expire_photos===false)?0:$expire_photos); // default if not set: 0
+	$expire_photos = (($expire_photos===false)? '0' : $expire_photos); // default if not set: 0
 
 
 	$suggestme = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'system','suggestme');
-	$suggestme = (($suggestme===false)?0:$suggestme); // default if not set: 0
+	$suggestme = (($suggestme===false)? '0': $suggestme); // default if not set: 0
 
 	$browser_update = intval(get_pconfig(local_user(), 'system','update_interval'));
 	$browser_update = (($browser_update == 0) ? 40 : $browser_update / 1000); // default if not set: 40 seconds
@@ -736,13 +736,13 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	));
 
 	$blockwall = replace_macros($opt_tpl,array(
-			'$field' 	=> array('blockwall',  t('Allow friends to post to your profile page?'), ! $a->user['blockwall'], '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
+			'$field' 	=> array('blockwall',  t('Allow friends to post to your profile page?'), (intval($a->user['blockwall']) ? '0' : '1'), '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
 
 	));
  
 
 	$blocktags = replace_macros($opt_tpl,array(
-			'$field' 	=> array('blocktags',  t('Allow friends to tag your posts?'), ! $a->user['blocktags'], '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
+			'$field' 	=> array('blocktags',  t('Allow friends to tag your posts?'), (intval($a->user['blocktags']) ? '0' : '1'), '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
 
 	));