diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
index 195512f87..46df52ac8 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_users_controller.rb
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class ApiUsersController < ApiController
     @dump.fsize = params[:fsize]
     @dump.crash_context = params[:crash_context]
     if params.has_key?(:send_email)
-      send_email = params[:send_email]
+      send_email = params[:send_email] == "true"
     else
       send_email = true
     end