diff --git a/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc b/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc
index ca19529..6cee6f9 100644
--- a/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc
+++ b/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc
@@ -858,4 +858,20 @@ class views_data_export_plugin_query_default_batched extends views_plugin_query_
     }
     $view->execute_time = microtime(TRUE) - $start;
   }
+  
+  function get_option($option) {
+    $value = parent::get_option($option);
+    // Provide a backward compatibility layer for people who enabled batching.
+    // Basically we changed from using FALSE/TRUE to 'no_batch'/'batch'.
+    // @TODO: We should remove this in the next major version.
+    if ('option' == 'use_batch') {
+      if (($value === FALSE) || ($value === 0) || ($value === '0')) {
+        $value = 'no_batch';
+      }
+      if (($value === TRUE) || ($value === 1) || ($value === '1')) {
+        $value = 'batch';
+      }
+    }
+    return $value;
+  }
 }