diff --git a/apps/xmlrpc2di/XMLRPC2DI.cpp b/apps/xmlrpc2di/XMLRPC2DI.cpp
index 38472f7c..649666bc 100644
--- a/apps/xmlrpc2di/XMLRPC2DI.cpp
+++ b/apps/xmlrpc2di/XMLRPC2DI.cpp
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ void XMLRPC2DIServerSetLoglevelMethod::execute(XmlRpcValue& params, XmlRpcValue&
 
 void XMLRPC2DIServerGetShutdownmodeMethod::execute(XmlRpcValue& params, XmlRpcValue& result) {
   DBG("XMLRPC2DI: get_shutdownmode returns %s\n", AmConfig::ShutdownMode?"true":"false");
-  result = (bool)AmConfig::ShutdownMode;
+  result = AmConfig::ShutdownMode;
 }
 
 void XMLRPC2DIServerSetShutdownmodeMethod::execute(XmlRpcValue& params, XmlRpcValue& result) {
diff --git a/apps/xmlrpc2di/xmlrpc++/src/XmlRpcValue.h b/apps/xmlrpc2di/xmlrpc++/src/XmlRpcValue.h
index a56920b4..2e45fe69 100644
--- a/apps/xmlrpc2di/xmlrpc++/src/XmlRpcValue.h
+++ b/apps/xmlrpc2di/xmlrpc++/src/XmlRpcValue.h
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ namespace XmlRpc {
     //! Assign a double to this XmlRpcValue.
     XmlRpcValue& operator=(double const& rhs) { return operator=(XmlRpcValue(rhs)); }
 
+    /* Assign a bool to this XmlRpcValue. */
+    XmlRpcValue& operator=(bool const& rhs) { return operator=(XmlRpcValue(rhs)); }
+
     //! Assign a string to this XmlRpcValue.
     XmlRpcValue& operator=(const char* rhs) { return operator=(XmlRpcValue(std::string(rhs))); }