diff --git a/handler/AdminHandler.php b/handler/AdminHandler.php
index e5b9aab..0ba1918 100644
--- a/handler/AdminHandler.php
+++ b/handler/AdminHandler.php
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class AdminHandler extends request_handler {
         $page->edit([
             'title' => $title,
             'md' => $text,
-            'visible' => (int)$visible,
+            'visible' => (bool)$visible,
             'short_name' => $short_name,
         ]);
 
diff --git a/htdocs/js/admin/11-write-form.js b/htdocs/js/admin/11-write-form.js
index f5d465a..aaf93f5 100644
--- a/htdocs/js/admin/11-write-form.js
+++ b/htdocs/js/admin/11-write-form.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class AdminWriteEditForm {
             }
 
             // fd.append('lang', this.getCurrentLang())
-            if (this.isPost())
+            if (this.isPost() || this.isEditing())
                 fd.append('visible', ge('visible_cb').checked ? 1 : 0)
 
             // text-specific fields