diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/ConfigRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/ConfigRegistry.java
index 56714fbde..c1e9fcd4c 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/ConfigRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/ConfigRegistry.java
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ public abstract class ConfigRegistry
             String key = nameToKey(name);
             if (value instanceof Boolean) {
                 setValue(key, ((Boolean)value).booleanValue());
+            } else if (value instanceof Byte) {
+                setValue(key, ((Byte)value).byteValue());
             } else if (value instanceof Short) {
                 setValue(key, ((Short)value).shortValue());
             } else if (value instanceof Integer) {
@@ -407,6 +409,7 @@ public abstract class ConfigRegistry
         protected abstract String[] getValue (String field, String[] defval);
 
         protected abstract void setValue (String field, boolean value);
+        protected abstract void setValue (String field, byte value);
         protected abstract void setValue (String field, short value);
         protected abstract void setValue (String field, int value);
         protected abstract void setValue (String field, long value);
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java
index cef646a20..25264c332 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ public class DatabaseConfigRegistry extends ConfigRegistry
             super.init();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        protected boolean getValue (String field, boolean defval) {
+            String value = _data.get(field);
+            if (value != null) {
+                return "true".equalsIgnoreCase(value);
+            }
+            return defval;
+        }
+
         @Override
         protected byte getValue (String field, byte defval) {
             String value = _data.get(field);
@@ -154,15 +163,6 @@ public class DatabaseConfigRegistry extends ConfigRegistry
             return defval;
         }
 
-        @Override
-        protected boolean getValue (String field, boolean defval) {
-            String value = _data.get(field);
-            if (value != null) {
-                return "true".equalsIgnoreCase(value);
-            }
-            return defval;
-        }
-
         @Override
         protected short getValue (String field, short defval) {
             String value = _data.get(field);
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ public class DatabaseConfigRegistry extends ConfigRegistry
             setAndFlush(field, String.valueOf(value));
         }
         @Override
+        protected void setValue (String field, byte value) {
+            setAndFlush(field, String.valueOf(value));
+        }
+        @Override
         protected void setValue (String field, short value) {
             setAndFlush(field, String.valueOf(value));
         }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/PrefsConfigRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/PrefsConfigRegistry.java
index d5cfebbb1..0a3cbd37a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/PrefsConfigRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/PrefsConfigRegistry.java
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ public class PrefsConfigRegistry extends ConfigRegistry
             config.setValue(field, value);
         }
         @Override
+        protected void setValue (String field, byte value) {
+            config.setValue(field, value);
+        }
+        @Override
         protected void setValue (String field, short value) {
             config.setValue(field, value);
         }