diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptTask.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptTask.java
index 9d726912f..60ea3c84b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptTask.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenActionScriptTask.java
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ public class GenActionScriptTask extends Task
             String name = ActionScriptSource.toSimpleName(type.getName());
             return "(ins.readField(" + name + ") as " + name + ").value";
 
+        } else if (type.equals(Boolean.TYPE)) {
+            return "ins.readBoolean()";
+
         } else if (type.equals(Byte.TYPE)) {
             return "ins.readByte()";
 
@@ -306,6 +309,9 @@ public class GenActionScriptTask extends Task
         if (type.equals("java.lang.Integer")) {
             return "writeObject(new Integer(" + name + "))";
 
+        } else if (type.equals("boolean")) {
+            return "writeBoolean(" + name + ")";
+
         } else if (type.equals("byte")) {
             return "writeByte(" + name + ")";