diff --git a/bazarr/get_subtitle.py b/bazarr/get_subtitle.py
index 06eea4886..0a1605479 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_subtitle.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_subtitle.py
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ def download_subtitle(path, language, hi, providers, providers_auth, sceneName,
 
     logging.debug('BAZARR Searching subtitles for this file: ' + path)
     if hi == "True":
-        hi = True
+        hi = "force HI"
     else:
-        hi = False
+        hi = "force non-HI"
     language_set = set()
 
     if not isinstance(language, types.ListType):
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ def manual_search(path, language, hi, providers, providers_auth, sceneName, titl
     final_subtitles = []
     
     if hi == "True":
-        hi = True
+        hi = "force HI"
     else:
-        hi = False
+        hi = "force non-HI"
     language_set = set()
     for lang in ast.literal_eval(language):
         lang = alpha3_from_alpha2(lang)