diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index f43a5c5..ef148ae 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@
     @project = Project.find(params[:id])
     authorize @project
     
+puts project_params
+    
     if user_signed_in? && @project.editable_by(current_user.id) then
       if @project.update_attributes(project_params)
         respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 793a6c2..7fd01d1 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
   # Set the is_public flag to false if we are making this a test plan
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------
   def is_test=(val)
-    self[:is_public] = false if val && is_public?
+    self[:is_public] = false if (val == 1) && is_public?    # val comes in as 1 or 0
     self[:is_test] = val
   end
 
   # Set the is_test flag to false if we are making this plan public
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------
   def is_public=(val)
-    self[:is_test] = false if val && is_test?
+    self[:is_test] = false if (val == 1) && is_test?      # val comes in as 1 or 0
     self[:is_public] = val
   end