diff --git a/Controller/Component/CsvComponent.php b/Controller/Component/CsvComponent.php
index 1513b60..cbd3fa5 100644
--- a/Controller/Component/CsvComponent.php
+++ b/Controller/Component/CsvComponent.php
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@ public function export($filename, $data, $options = array()) {
 							if ($firstRecord) {
 								$headers[] = $this->_encode($model . '.' . $field);
 							}
+							
+							if(is_bool($value)){
+							    $value = ($value)?'1':'0';
+							}
+
 							$row[] = $this->_encode($value);
+							
 						} // TODO due to HABTM potentially being huge, creating an else might not be plausible
 					}
 				}