diff --git a/onionr/onionr.py b/onionr/onionr.py
index 721493b6..312ea3d2 100755
--- a/onionr/onionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionr.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Onionr:
                     randomPort = random.randint(1024, 65535)
                     if self.onionrUtils.checkPort(randomPort):
                         break
-            config.set('client', {'participate': 'true', 'hmac': base64.b16encode(os.urandom(32)).decode('utf-8'), 'port': randomPort, 'api_version': API_VERSION}, True)
+            config.set('client', {'participate': True, 'hmac': base64.b16encode(os.urandom(32)).decode('utf-8'), 'port': randomPort, 'api_version': API_VERSION}, True)
 
         self.cmds = {
             '': self.showHelpSuggestion,