--- wysiwyg_editor.module
+++ wysiwyg_editor.module
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function wysiwyg_editor_load() {
       'disable' => $disable,
       'enable' => $enable,
       'noWysiwyg' => $no_wysiwyg,
-      'status' => $status,
+      'status' => (bool) $status,
       // If JS compression is enabled, at least TinyMCE is unable to determine
       // its own base path and exec mode since it can't find the script name.
       'editorBasePath' => base_path() . $path_editor,