diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
index 780a1a8..257535c 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 			'largesrc'  => esc_url( $large[0] ),
 			'width'     => $large[1],
 			'height'    => (int) $this->displaysetting['less_header'],
-			'centeredX' => (bool) $backstretch_vars['centeredX'],
-			'centeredY' => (bool) $backstretch_vars['centeredY'],
+			'centeredX' => (int) (bool) $backstretch_vars['centeredX'],
+			'centeredY' => (int) (bool) $backstretch_vars['centeredY'],
 			'fade'      => (int) $backstretch_vars['fade'],
 		);
 
diff --git a/includes/js/backstretch-set.js b/includes/js/backstretch-set.js
index 18325b6..e8fcd69 100644
--- a/includes/js/backstretch-set.js
+++ b/includes/js/backstretch-set.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 		$el.backstretch(
 			[source], {
-				centeredX: plugin.params.centeredX,
-				centeredY: plugin.params.centeredY,
+				centeredX: '1' === plugin.params.centeredX ? true : false,
+				centeredY: '1' === plugin.params.centeredY ? true : false,
 				fade: parseInt( plugin.params.fade )
 			}
 		);