diff --git a/lib/apipie/extractor/collector.rb b/lib/apipie/extractor/collector.rb
index 0aa6e7b5..195e4179 100644
--- a/lib/apipie/extractor/collector.rb
+++ b/lib/apipie/extractor/collector.rb
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ def refine_params_description(params_desc, recorded_params)
             # we specify what type it might be. At the end the first type
             # that left is taken as the more general one
             unless param_desc[:type]
-              param_desc[:type] = [:bool, :number]
+              param_desc[:type] = [:bool, :boolean, :number]
               param_desc[:type] << Hash if value.is_a? Hash
               param_desc[:type] << :undef
             end
 
-            if param_desc[:type].first == :bool && (! [true, false].include?(value))
+            if [:boolean, :bool].include?(param_desc[:type].first) && (! [true, false, 1, 0].include?(value))
               param_desc[:type].shift
             end
 
diff --git a/lib/apipie/validator.rb b/lib/apipie/validator.rb
index 30161b29..5c5791a2 100644
--- a/lib/apipie/validator.rb
+++ b/lib/apipie/validator.rb
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ def self.validate(value)
     class BooleanValidator < BaseValidator
 
       def validate(value)
-        %w[true false].include?(value.to_s)
+        %w[true false 1 0].include?(value.to_s)
       end
 
       def self.build(param_description, argument, options, block)
-        if argument == :bool
+        if argument == :bool || argument == :boolean
           self.new(param_description)
         end
       end
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def expected_type
       end
 
       def description
-        "Must be 'true' or 'false'"
+        "Must be 'true' or 'false' or '1' or '0'"
       end
     end