diff --git a/apisix/admin/init.lua b/apisix/admin/init.lua
index f169d5aec6c9..9fec46403068 100644
--- a/apisix/admin/init.lua
+++ b/apisix/admin/init.lua
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ local function run()
 
     if req_body then
         local data, err = core.json.decode(req_body)
-        if not data then
+        if err then
             core.log.error("invalid request body: ", req_body, " err: ", err)
             core.response.exit(400, {error_msg = "invalid request body: " .. err,
                                      req_body = req_body})
diff --git a/apisix/admin/routes.lua b/apisix/admin/routes.lua
index bed0524e8384..c3705d4ad476 100644
--- a/apisix/admin/routes.lua
+++ b/apisix/admin/routes.lua
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function _M.patch(id, conf, sub_path, args)
         return 400, {error_msg = "missing route id"}
     end
 
-    if not conf then
+    if conf == nil then
         return 400, {error_msg = "missing new configuration"}
     end
 
diff --git a/t/admin/routes3.t b/t/admin/routes3.t
index 6f0b13fc417e..02fbc8711ba0 100644
--- a/t/admin/routes3.t
+++ b/t/admin/routes3.t
@@ -700,3 +700,85 @@ passed
     }
 --- response_body
 passed
+
+
+
+=== TEST 20: set route(id: 1, parameters with boolean values)
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/routes/1',
+                ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                [[{
+                    "uri": "/index.html",
+                    "enable_websocket": true,
+                    "upstream": {
+                        "type": "roundrobin",
+                        "nodes": {
+                            "127.0.0.1:8080":1
+                        }
+                    }
+                }]])
+
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+passed
+
+
+
+=== TEST 21: patch route(modify the boolean value of parameters to false)
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/routes/1/enable_websocket',
+                ngx.HTTP_PATCH,
+                'false',
+                [[{
+                    "node": {
+                        "value": {
+                            "enable_websocket": false
+                        },
+                        "key": "/apisix/routes/1"
+                    },
+                    "action": "compareAndSwap"
+                }]]
+            )
+
+            ngx.status = code
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+passed
+
+
+
+=== TEST 22: patch route(modify the boolean value of parameters to true)
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/routes/1/enable_websocket',
+                ngx.HTTP_PATCH,
+                'true',
+                [[{
+                    "node": {
+                        "value": {
+                            "enable_websocket": true
+                        },
+                        "key": "/apisix/routes/1"
+                    },
+                    "action": "compareAndSwap"
+                }]]
+            )
+
+            ngx.status = code
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+passed