diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/download.html b/src/webui/www/private/download.html
index ab19a160d..c420a3be9 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/download.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/download.html
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td>
-                            <label for="start_torrent">QBT_TR(Start torrent)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
+                            <label for="startTorrent">QBT_TR(Start torrent)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
                         </td>
                         <td>
-                            <input type="checkbox" id="start_torrent" checked="checked" />
-                            <input type="hidden" id="add_paused" name="paused" value="false" readonly />
+                            <input type="hidden" id="startTorrentHidden" name="paused" />
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="startTorrent" />
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td>
-                            <label for="root_folder">QBT_TR(Create subfolder)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
+                            <label for="rootFolder">QBT_TR(Create subfolder)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
                         </td>
                         <td>
-                            <input type="checkbox" id="root_folder" name="root_folder" value="true" checked="checked" />
+                            <input type="hidden" id="rootFolderHidden" name="root_folder" />
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="rootFolder" />
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@
         var submitted = false;
 
         $('downloadForm').addEventListener("submit", function() {
+            $('startTorrentHidden').value = $('startTorrent').checked ? 'false' : 'true';
+            $('rootFolderHidden').value = $('rootFolder').checked ? 'true' : 'false';
+
             $('download_spinner').style.display = "block";
             submitted = true;
         });
@@ -159,10 +163,6 @@
             if (submitted)
                 window.parent.closeWindows();
         });
-
-        $('start_torrent').addEventListener('change', function() {
-            $('add_paused').value = !$('start_torrent').checked;
-        });
     </script>
     <div id="download_spinner" class="mochaSpinner"></div>
 </body>
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/download.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/download.js
index 4b5bacdb5..ed5d665a8 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/download.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/download.js
@@ -55,19 +55,20 @@ var getPreferences = function() {
             alert("Could not contact qBittorrent");
         },
         onSuccess: function(pref) {
-            if (pref) {
-                defaultSavePath = pref.save_path;
-                $('savepath').setProperty('value', defaultSavePath);
-                $('root_folder').checked = pref.create_subfolder_enabled;
-                $('start_torrent').checked = !pref.start_paused_enabled;
+            if (!pref)
+                return;
 
-                if (pref.auto_tmm_enabled == 1) {
-                    $('autoTMM').selectedIndex = 1;
-                    $('savepath').disabled = true;
-                }
-                else {
-                    $('autoTMM').selectedIndex = 0;
-                }
+            defaultSavePath = pref.save_path;
+            $('savepath').setProperty('value', defaultSavePath);
+            $('rootFolder').checked = pref.create_subfolder_enabled;
+            $('startTorrent').checked = !pref.start_paused_enabled;
+
+            if (pref.auto_tmm_enabled == 1) {
+                $('autoTMM').selectedIndex = 1;
+                $('savepath').disabled = true;
+            }
+            else {
+                $('autoTMM').selectedIndex = 0;
             }
         }
     }).send();
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/upload.html b/src/webui/www/private/upload.html
index 52670b2c6..f00395444 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/upload.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/upload.html
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td>
-                        <label for="start_torrent">QBT_TR(Start torrent)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
+                        <label for="startTorrent">QBT_TR(Start torrent)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
                     </td>
                     <td>
-                        <input type="checkbox" id="start_torrent" checked="checked" />
-                        <input type="hidden" id="add_paused" name="paused" value="false" readonly />
+                        <input type="hidden" id="startTorrentHidden" name="paused" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" id="startTorrent" />
                     </td>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td>
-                        <label for="root_folder">QBT_TR(Create subfolder)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
+                        <label for="rootFolder">QBT_TR(Create subfolder)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
                     </td>
                     <td>
-                        <input type="checkbox" id="root_folder" name="root_folder" value="true" checked="checked" />
+                        <input type="hidden" id="rootFolderHidden" name="root_folder" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" id="rootFolder" />
                     </td>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@
         var submitted = false;
 
         $('uploadForm').addEventListener("submit", function() {
+            $('startTorrentHidden').value = $('startTorrent').checked ? 'false' : 'true';
+            $('rootFolderHidden').value = $('rootFolder').checked ? 'true' : 'false';
+
             $('upload_spinner').style.display = "block";
             submitted = true;
         });
@@ -135,10 +139,6 @@
             if (submitted)
                 window.parent.closeWindows();
         });
-
-        $('start_torrent').addEventListener('change', function() {
-            $('add_paused').value = !$('start_torrent').checked;
-        });
     </script>
     <div id="upload_spinner" class="mochaSpinner"></div>
 </body>