diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 2be209438f..8984d00cd9 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func parseForm(r *http.Request) error {
 func httpError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "No such") {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "Bad parameter") {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 	} else {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
@@ -44,6 +46,16 @@ func writeJson(w http.ResponseWriter, b []byte) {
 	w.Write(b)
 }
 
+func getBoolParam(value string) (bool, error) {
+	if value == "1" || strings.ToLower(value) == "true" {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	if value == "" || value == "0" || strings.ToLower(value) == "false" {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return false, fmt.Errorf("Bad parameter")
+}
+
 func getAuth(srv *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {
 	b, err := json.Marshal(srv.registry.GetAuthConfig())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -122,7 +134,10 @@ func getImagesJson(srv *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map
 		return err
 	}
 
-	all := r.Form.Get("all") == "1"
+	all, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("all"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	filter := r.Form.Get("filter")
 
 	outs, err := srv.Images(all, filter)
@@ -192,7 +207,10 @@ func getContainersPs(srv *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars m
 	if err := parseForm(r); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	all := r.Form.Get("all") == "1"
+	all, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("all"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	since := r.Form.Get("since")
 	before := r.Form.Get("before")
 	n, err := strconv.Atoi(r.Form.Get("limit"))
@@ -219,7 +237,10 @@ func postImagesTag(srv *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing parameter")
 	}
 	name := vars["name"]
-	force := r.Form.Get("force") == "1"
+	force, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("force"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	if err := srv.ContainerTag(name, repo, tag, force); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -419,7 +440,10 @@ func deleteContainers(srv *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing parameter")
 	}
 	name := vars["name"]
-	removeVolume := r.Form.Get("v") == "1"
+	removeVolume, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("v"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	if err := srv.ContainerDestroy(name, removeVolume); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -494,11 +518,27 @@ func postContainersAttach(srv *Server, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v
 	if err := parseForm(r); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	logs := r.Form.Get("logs") == "1"
-	stream := r.Form.Get("stream") == "1"
-	stdin := r.Form.Get("stdin") == "1"
-	stdout := r.Form.Get("stdout") == "1"
-	stderr := r.Form.Get("stderr") == "1"
+	logs, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("logs"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	stream, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("stream"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	stdin, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("stdin"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	stdout, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("stdout"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	stderr, err := getBoolParam(r.Form.Get("stderr"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if vars == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing parameter")
 	}
diff --git a/api_test.go b/api_test.go
index 219c39a18f..07ecc6d0bf 100644
--- a/api_test.go
+++ b/api_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestGetImagesJson(t *testing.T) {
 	r2 := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
 	// all=1
-	req2, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/images/json?all=1", nil)
+	req2, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/images/json?all=true", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -191,6 +191,24 @@ func TestGetImagesJson(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(images3) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Excepted 1 image, %d found", len(images3))
 	}
+
+	r4 := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// all=foobar
+	req4, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/images/json?all=foobar", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = getImagesJson(srv, r4, req4, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error expected, received none")
+	}
+
+	httpError(r4, err)
+	if r4.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("%d Bad Request expected, received %d\n", http.StatusBadRequest, r4.Code)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGetImagesViz(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst b/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst
index b29fd65d02..03f1d4b9cf 100644
--- a/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ List containers
 		}
 	   ]
  
-	:query all: 1 or 0, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
+	:query all: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
 	:query limit: Show ``limit`` last created containers, include non-running ones.
 	:query since: Show only containers created since Id, include non-running ones.
 	:query before: Show only containers created before Id, include non-running ones.
 	:statuscode 200: no error
+	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
 	:statuscode 500: server error
 
 
@@ -389,12 +390,13 @@ Attach to a container
 
 	   {{ STREAM }}
 	   	
-	:query logs: 1 or 0, return logs. Default 0
-	:query stream: 1 or 0, return stream. Default 0
-	:query stdin: 1 or 0, if stream=1, attach to stdin. Default 0
-	:query stdout: 1 or 0, if logs=1, return stdout log, if stream=1, attach to stdout. Default 0
-	:query stderr: 1 or 0, if logs=1, return stderr log, if stream=1, attach to stderr. Default 0
+	:query logs: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return logs. Default false
+	:query stream: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return stream. Default false
+	:query stdin: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if stream=true, attach to stdin. Default false
+	:query stdout: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stdout log, if stream=true, attach to stdout. Default false
+	:query stderr: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, if logs=true, return stderr log, if stream=true, attach to stderr. Default false
 	:statuscode 200: no error
+	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
 	:statuscode 404: no such container
 	:statuscode 500: server error
 
@@ -445,8 +447,9 @@ Remove a container
 
 	   HTTP/1.1 204 OK
 
-	:query v: 1 or 0, Remove the volumes associated to the container. Default 0
+	:query v: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Remove the volumes associated to the container. Default false
         :statuscode 204: no error
+	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
         :statuscode 404: no such container
         :statuscode 500: server error
 
@@ -521,8 +524,9 @@ List Images
 	   base [style=invisible]
 	   }
  
-	:query all: 1 or 0, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
+	:query all: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, Show all containers. Only running containers are shown by default
 	:statuscode 200: no error
+	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
 	:statuscode 500: server error
 
 
@@ -720,8 +724,9 @@ Tag an image into a repository
            HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 
 	:query repo: The repository to tag in
-	:query force: 1 or 0, default 0
+	:query force: 1/True/true or 0/False/false, default false
 	:statuscode 200: no error
+	:statuscode 400: bad parameter
 	:statuscode 404: no such image
         :statuscode 500: server error