diff --git a/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/Protocol.swift b/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/Protocol.swift
index 610ba581..467c30ff 100644
--- a/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/Protocol.swift
+++ b/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/Protocol.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ enum Protocol {
         case int(Int)
         case double(Double)
         case string(String)
+        case bool(Bool)
 
         enum DecodeError: Error {
             case unsupportedValueType
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ enum Protocol {
                 self = .double(double)
             } else if let string = try? container.decode(String.self) {
                 self = .string(string)
+            } else if let bool = try? container.decode(Bool.self) {
+                self = .bool(bool)
             } else {
                 throw DecodeError.unsupportedValueType
             }
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ enum Protocol {
                 try container.encode(double)
             case let .string(string):
                 try container.encode(string)
+            case let .bool(bool):
+                try container.encode(bool)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/characteristics().swift b/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/characteristics().swift
index 78f7e00f..e44724c0 100644
--- a/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/characteristics().swift
+++ b/Sources/HAP/Endpoints/characteristics().swift
@@ -104,10 +104,11 @@ func characteristics(device: Device) -> Application {
 
         case "PUT":
             var body = Data()
-            guard
-                (try? request.readAllData(into: &body)) != nil,
-                let decoded = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Protocol.CharacteristicContainer.self, from: body) else
-            {
+            let bytesRead = try? request.readAllData(into: &body)
+            logger.debug("PUT data: \(String(bytes: body, encoding: .utf8))")
+            guard bytesRead != nil,
+                let decoded = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Protocol.CharacteristicContainer.self, from: body)
+            else {
                     logger.warning("Could not decode JSON")
                     return .badRequest
             }
@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ func characteristics(device: Device) -> Application {
                             try characteristic.setValue(int, fromConnection: connection)
                         case let .double(double):
                             try characteristic.setValue(double, fromConnection: connection)
+                        case let .bool(bool):
+                            try characteristic.setValue(bool, fromConnection: connection)
                         }
                         status.status = .success
                     } catch {