diff --git a/ras/codec256/decode.go b/ras/codec256/decode.go
index d4894ff..da86420 100644
--- a/ras/codec256/decode.go
+++ b/ras/codec256/decode.go
@@ -282,8 +282,18 @@ func ParseInt(r io.Reader, into interface{}) error {
 		*typed = uint64(val)
 	case *int64:
 		*typed = int64(val)
+	case bool:
+		typed = false
+		if val == 1 {
+			typed = true
+		}
+	case *bool:
+		*typed = false
+		if val == 1 {
+			*typed = true
+		}
 	default:
-		return &ParseError{"uint32",
+		return &ParseError{"int32",
 			fmt.Sprintf("convert to <%s> unsupporsed", reflect.TypeOf(typed))}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/ras/codec256/encode.go b/ras/codec256/encode.go
index b827995..9bbd156 100644
--- a/ras/codec256/encode.go
+++ b/ras/codec256/encode.go
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ func FormatInt(w io.Writer, value interface{}) error {
 		val = uint32(*tVal)
 	case *uint32:
 		val = uint32(*tVal)
+	case bool:
+		val = uint32(0)
+		if tVal {
+			val = uint32(1)
+		}
+	case *bool:
+		val = uint32(0)
+		if *tVal {
+			val = uint32(1)
+		}
 	default:
 		return &TypeEncoderError{"int", "TODO"}
 	}