diff --git a/app/controllers/praise_tread_controller.rb b/app/controllers/praise_tread_controller.rb
index 97cf3cdac..368b901fb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/praise_tread_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/praise_tread_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class PraiseTreadController < ApplicationController
     if request.get?
       @obj_id = params[:obj_id]
       @obj_type = params[:obj_type]
-      @horizontal = params[:horizontal]
+      @horizontal = params[:horizontal].downcase == "false" ? false:true
       @obj = find_object_by_type_and_id(@obj_type,@obj_id)
       praise_tread_plus(@obj_type,@obj_id,1)  
     end
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class PraiseTreadController < ApplicationController
     if request.get?
       @obj_id = params[:obj_id]
       @obj_type = params[:obj_type]
-      @horizontal = params[:horizontal]
+      @horizontal = params[:horizontal].downcase == "false" ? false:true
       @obj = find_object_by_type_and_id(@obj_type,@obj_id)
       praise_tread_plus(@obj_type,@obj_id,0)   
     end