diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/config.html b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
index 4c39f17d..5e513e4b 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
@@ -260,16 +260,24 @@
                 <td>
                       <h2>Re-Encoding Options:</h2>
 						<br>
-                      	<h3><input type="checkbox" name="reencode" value="1" />Convert Lossless to mp3</h3>
+                      	<h3><input type="checkbox" name="encode" value="1" ${config['encode']}/>Convert Lossless to mp3</h3>
                       <i class="smalltext">Note: this option requires the lame or ffdshow encoder</i>
 					<br><br>
+					<%
+						if config['encoder'] == 'lame':
+							lameselect = 'selected="selected"'
+							ffdshowselect = ''
+						else:
+							lameselect = ''
+							ffdshowselect = 'selected="selected"'							
+					%>
 					<h3>Encoder: <select name="encoder">
-						<option value="lame">lame</option>
-						<option value="ffdshow">ffdshow</option>
+						<option value="lame" ${lameselect}>lame</option>
+						<option value="ffdshow" ${ffdshowselect}>ffdshow</option>
 					</select>
-					Bitrate: <input type="text" name="encode_bitrate" value="" size="3" maxlength="5" />kbps <br>
+					Bitrate: <input type="text" name="bitrate" value="${config['bitrate']}" size="3" maxlength="5" />kbps <br>
 					<br>
-                    <h3>Path to Encoder:</h3><input type="text" name="encoder" value="" size="43">
+                    <h3>Path to Encoder:</h3><input type="text" name="encoder" value="{config['encoderfolder']}" size="43">
                 </td>
             </tr>
         </table>
diff --git a/headphones/__init__.py b/headphones/__init__.py
index ed642a8c..a602f53e 100644
--- a/headphones/__init__.py
+++ b/headphones/__init__.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ MEDIA_FORMATS = ["mp3", "flac", "aac", "ogg", "ape", "m4a"]
 INTERFACE = None
 FOLDER_PERMISSIONS = None
 
-ENCODE = None
+ENCODE = False
 ENCODERFOLDER = None
 ENCODER = None
 BITRATE = None
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ def initialize():
 		
         ENCODERFOLDER = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'encoderfolder', '')        
         ENCODER = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'encoder', 'ffmpeg')
-        BITRATE = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'bitrate', '128')
-        SAMPLINGFREQUENCY= check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'samplingfrequency', '44100')
-        ENCODE = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'encode', 'false')
+        BITRATE = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'bitrate', 128)
+        SAMPLINGFREQUENCY= check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'samplingfrequency', 44100)
+        ENCODE = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'encode', 0))
 		
 		
 		
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ def config_write():
     new_config['General']['interface'] = INTERFACE
     new_config['General']['folder_permissions'] = FOLDER_PERMISSIONS
 
-    new_config['General']['encode'] = ENCODE	
+    new_config['General']['encode'] = int(ENCODE)
     new_config['General']['encoder'] = ENCODER
     new_config['General']['bitrate'] = BITRATE
     new_config['General']['samplingfrequency'] = SAMPLINGFREQUENCY
diff --git a/headphones/webserve.py b/headphones/webserve.py
index d5fe8006..e77f6eb2 100644
--- a/headphones/webserve.py
+++ b/headphones/webserve.py
@@ -349,7 +349,11 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 					"file_format" : headphones.FILE_FORMAT,
 					"include_extras" : checked(headphones.INCLUDE_EXTRAS),
 					"log_dir" : headphones.LOG_DIR,
-					"interface_list" : interface_list
+					"interface_list" : interface_list,
+					"encode":		checked(headphones.ENCODE),
+					"encoder":		headphones.ENCODER,
+					"bitrate":		headphones.BITRATE,
+					"encoderfolder":	headphones.ENCODERFOLDER
 				}
 		return serve_template(templatename="config.html", title="Settings", config=config)	
 	config.exposed = True
@@ -359,7 +363,8 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 		sab_host=None, sab_username=None, sab_apikey=None, sab_password=None, sab_category=None, download_dir=None, blackhole=0, blackhole_dir=None,
 		usenet_retention=None, nzbmatrix=0, nzbmatrix_username=None, nzbmatrix_apikey=None, newznab=0, newznab_host=None, newznab_apikey=None,
 		nzbsorg=0, nzbsorg_uid=None, nzbsorg_hash=None, newzbin=0, newzbin_uid=None, newzbin_password=None, preferred_quality=0, preferred_bitrate=None, detect_bitrate=0, move_files=0, 
-		rename_files=0, correct_metadata=0, cleanup_files=0, add_album_art=0, embed_album_art=0, destination_dir=None, folder_format=None, file_format=None, include_extras=0, interface=None, log_dir=None):
+		rename_files=0, correct_metadata=0, cleanup_files=0, add_album_art=0, embed_album_art=0, destination_dir=None, folder_format=None, file_format=None, include_extras=0, interface=None, log_dir=None,
+		encode=0, encoder=None, bitrate=None, encoderfolder=None):
 		
 		headphones.HTTP_HOST = http_host
 		headphones.HTTP_PORT = http_port
@@ -402,6 +407,10 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 		headphones.INCLUDE_EXTRAS = include_extras
 		headphones.INTERFACE = interface
 		headphones.LOG_DIR = log_dir
+		headphones.ENCODE = encode
+		headphones.ENCODER = encoder
+		headphones.BITRATE = bitrate
+		headphones.ENCODERFOLDER = encoderfolder
 		
 		headphones.config_write()