diff --git a/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol.go b/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol.go
index 5a432c3..7a5e16e 100644
--- a/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol.go
+++ b/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol.go
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@
 }
 
 func (p *TJSONProtocol) WriteBool(b bool) error {
-	return p.OutputBool(b)
+	//return p.OutputBool(b) - not for Thrift JSON
+	if b {
+		return p.WriteI32(1)
+    } else {
+		return p.WriteI32(0)
+    }
 }
 
 func (p *TJSONProtocol) WriteByte(b byte) error {
@@ -325,45 +330,8 @@
 }
 
 func (p *TJSONProtocol) ReadBool() (bool, error) {
-	var value bool
-	if err := p.ParsePreValue(); err != nil {
-		return value, err
-	}
-	b, _ := p.reader.Peek(len(JSON_FALSE))
-	if len(b) > 0 {
-		switch b[0] {
-		case JSON_TRUE[0]:
-			if string(b[0:len(JSON_TRUE)]) == string(JSON_TRUE) {
-				p.reader.Read(b[0:len(JSON_TRUE)])
-				value = true
-			} else {
-				e := fmt.Errorf("Expected \"true\" but found: %s", string(b))
-				return value, NewTProtocolExceptionWithType(INVALID_DATA, e)
-			}
-			break
-		case JSON_FALSE[0]:
-			if string(b[0:len(JSON_FALSE)]) == string(JSON_FALSE) {
-				p.reader.Read(b[0:len(JSON_FALSE)])
-				value = false
-			} else {
-				e := fmt.Errorf("Expected \"false\" but found: %s", string(b))
-				return value, NewTProtocolExceptionWithType(INVALID_DATA, e)
-			}
-			break
-		case JSON_NULL[0]:
-			if string(b[0:len(JSON_NULL)]) == string(JSON_NULL) {
-				p.reader.Read(b[0:len(JSON_NULL)])
-				value = false
-			} else {
-				e := fmt.Errorf("Expected \"null\" but found: %s", string(b))
-				return value, NewTProtocolExceptionWithType(INVALID_DATA, e)
-			}
-		default:
-			e := fmt.Errorf("Expected \"true\", \"false\", or \"null\" but found: %s", string(b))
-			return value, NewTProtocolExceptionWithType(INVALID_DATA, e)
-		}
-	}
-	return value, p.ParsePostValue()
+	value, err := p.ReadI32(); 
+	return (value != 0), err
 }
 
 func (p *TJSONProtocol) ReadByte() (byte, error) {
diff --git a/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol_test.go b/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol_test.go
index cb626cc..8542a96 100644
--- a/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol_test.go
+++ b/lib/go/thrift/json_protocol_test.go
@@ -40,11 +40,17 @@
 			t.Fatalf("Unable to write %s value %v due to error flushing: %s", thetype, value, e.Error())
 		}
 		s := trans.String()
-		if s != fmt.Sprint(value) {
-			t.Fatalf("Bad value for %s %v: %s", thetype, value, s)
+		expected := ""
+		if value {
+			expected = "1"
+		} else {
+			expected = "0"
 		}
-		v := false
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &v); err != nil || v != value {
+		if s != expected {
+			t.Fatalf("Bad value for %s %v: %s expected", thetype, value, s)
+		}
+		v := -1
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &v); err != nil || (v != 0) != value {
 			t.Fatalf("Bad json-decoded value for %s %v, wrote: '%s', expected: '%v'", thetype, value, s, v)
 		}
 		trans.Reset()
@@ -58,9 +64,9 @@
 		trans := NewTMemoryBuffer()
 		p := NewTJSONProtocol(trans)
 		if value {
-			trans.Write(JSON_TRUE)
+			trans.Write([]byte{'1'}) // not JSON_TRUE
 		} else {
-			trans.Write(JSON_FALSE)
+			trans.Write([]byte{'0'}) // not JSON_FALSE
 		}
 		trans.Flush()
 		s := trans.String()
@@ -71,8 +77,9 @@
 		if v != value {
 			t.Fatalf("Bad value for %s value %v, wrote: %v, received: %v", thetype, value, s, v)
 		}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &v); err != nil || v != value {
-			t.Fatalf("Bad json-decoded value for %s %v, wrote: '%s', expected: '%v'", thetype, value, s, v)
+		vv := -1
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &vv); err != nil || (vv != 0) != value {
+			t.Fatalf("Bad json-decoded value for %s %v, wrote: '%s', expected: '%v'", thetype, value, s, vv)
 		}
 		trans.Reset()
 		trans.Close()