diff --git a/Controller/BaseController.php b/Controller/BaseController.php
index 11c4fc9..b6244da 100644
--- a/Controller/BaseController.php
+++ b/Controller/BaseController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Ardent\ParameterBundle\Controller;
 
 use App\Ardent\ParameterBundle\Service\ParameterService;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\CheckboxType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\ChoiceType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\SubmitType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ abstract class BaseController extends AbstractController
         $data = [];
         foreach ($configuration as $config) {
             $name = $config['name'];
-            $data[$name] = $param->get($name, false);
+            $data[$name] = $this->valueParser($config['type'], $param->get($name, false));
         }
 
         // build the form
@@ -39,9 +40,7 @@ abstract class BaseController extends AbstractController
 
             foreach ($configuration as $config) {
                 $name = $config['name'];
-                if ($result[$name]) {
-                    $param->set($name, $result[$name]);
-                }
+                $param->set($name, $result[$name]);
             }
             $this->addFlash('success', 'Updating parameters successful');
 
@@ -53,6 +52,18 @@ abstract class BaseController extends AbstractController
             ]);
     }
 
+    private function valueParser($type, $value)
+    {
+        switch ($type) {
+            case CheckboxType::class:
+                return boolval($value);
+                break;
+            default:
+                return $value;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $config
      * @param FormBuilderInterface $formBuilder
@@ -65,6 +76,9 @@ abstract class BaseController extends AbstractController
             case ChoiceType::class:
                 $options['choices'] = $config['choices'];
                 break;
+            case CheckboxType::class:
+                $options['required'] = false;
+                break;
             default:
                 break;
         }