diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php
index 0409d46d9..f75eca7a2 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php
@@ -749,6 +749,11 @@ class AjaxHelper extends AppHelper {
 
 			foreach ($options as $k => $v) {
 				if (in_array($k, $acceptable)) {
+					if ($v === true) {
+						$v = 'true';
+					} elseif ($v === false) {
+						$v = 'false';
+					}
 					$out[] = "$k:$v";
 				}
 			}
@@ -817,7 +822,7 @@ class AjaxHelper extends AppHelper {
  */
 	function _optionsToString($options, $stringOpts = array()) {
 		foreach ($stringOpts as $option) {
-			if (isset($options[$option]) && !$options[$option][0] != "'") {
+			if (isset($options[$option]) && $options[$option][0] != "'") {
 				if ($options[$option] === true || $options[$option] === 'true') {
 					$options[$option] = 'true';
 				} elseif ($options[$option] === false || $options[$option] === 'false') {
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
index ee10e82c7..f240ed71a 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 
 	if (!class_exists('Post')) {
 		class Post extends Model {
-		
+
 			var $primaryKey = 'id';
 			var $useTable = false;
-		
+
 			function loadInfo() {
 				return new Set(array(
 					array('name' => 'id', 'type' => 'integer', 'null' => '', 'default' => '', 'length' => '8'),
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class AjaxTest extends UnitTestCase {
 
 	function testAutoComplete() {
 		$result = $this->Ajax->autoComplete('Post/title' , '/posts', array('minChars' => 2));
-		
+
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<input[^<>]+name="data\[Post\]\[title\]"[^<>]+autocomplete="off"[^<>]+\/>/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/<div[^<>]+id="PostTitle_autoComplete"[^<>]*><\/div>/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/<div[^<>]+class="auto_complete"[^<>]*><\/div>/', $result);
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ class AjaxTest extends UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 	}
 
+	function testSortable() {
+		$result = $this->Ajax->sortable('ull', array('constraint'=>false,'ghosting'=>true));
+		$expected = '<script type="text/javascript">Sortable.create(\'ull\', {constraint:false, ghosting:true});</script>';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$result = $this->Ajax->sortable('ull', array('constraint'=>'false','ghosting'=>'true'));
+		$expected = '<script type="text/javascript">Sortable.create(\'ull\', {constraint:false, ghosting:true});</script>';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+	}
+
 	function testSubmitWithIndicator() {
 		$result = $this->Ajax->submit('Add', array('div' => false, 'url' => "/controller/action", 'indicator' => 'loading', 'loading' => "doSomething()", 'complete' => 'doSomethingElse() '));
 		$this->assertPattern('/onLoading:function\(request\) {doSomething\(\);\s+Element.show\(\'loading\'\);}/', $result);