diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/config.html b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
index a3047b7d..2846db51 100755
--- a/data/interfaces/default/config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
@@ -2227,19 +2227,19 @@
                         var imagechk = document.getElementById("dognzb_statusicon");
                         var name = 'DOGnzb';
                         var host = 'https://api.dognzb.cr';
-                        var ssl = document.getElementById("dognzb_verify").value;
+                        var ssl = document.getElementById("dognzb_verify").checked;
                         var apikey = document.getElementById("dognzb_apikey").value;
                     } else if ( newznab.indexOf("test_nzbsu") > -1) {
                         var imagechk = document.getElementById("nzbsu_statusicon");
                         var name = 'nzb.su';
                         var host = 'https://api.nzb.su';
-                        var ssl = document.getElementById("nzbsu_verify").value;
+                        var ssl = document.getElementById("nzbsu_verify").checked;
                         var apikey = document.getElementById("nzbsu_apikey").value;
                     } else {
                         var imagechk = document.getElementById("newznabstatus"+newznab);
                         var name = document.getElementById("newznab_name"+newznab).value;
                         var host = document.getElementById("newznab_host"+newznab).value;;
-                        var ssl = document.getElementById("newznab_verify"+newznab).value;
+                        var ssl = document.getElementById("newznab_verify"+newznab).checked;
                         var apikey = document.getElementById("newznab_api"+newznab).value;
                     }
                     $.get("testnewznab",
diff --git a/mylar/webserve.py b/mylar/webserve.py
index ccf9371e..f0ebb80b 100644
--- a/mylar/webserve.py
+++ b/mylar/webserve.py
@@ -5959,6 +5959,14 @@ class WebInterface(object):
     testqbit.exposed = True
 
     def testnewznab(self, name, host, ssl, apikey):
+        logger.fdebug('ssl/verify: %s' % ssl)
+        if 'ssl' == '0' or ssl == '1':
+            ssl = bool(int(ssl))
+        else:
+            if ssl == 'false':
+                ssl = False
+            else:
+                ssl = True
         result = helpers.newznab_test(name, host, ssl, apikey)
         if result is True:
             logger.info('Successfully tested %s [%s] - valid api response received' % (name, host))