diff --git a/src/routes.js b/src/routes.js
index b372143..10960aa 100644
--- a/src/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes.js
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ routes.show = function(req, res, next) {
 
 // POST /:resource
 routes.create = function(req, res, next) {
+  for (var key in req.body) {
+    req.body[key] = utils.toNative(req.body[key])
+  }
+  
   var resource = low(req.params.resource)
     .insert(req.body)
     .value()
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@ routes.create = function(req, res, next) {
 // PUT /:resource/:id
 // PATCH /:resource/:id
 routes.update = function(req, res, next) {
+  for (var key in req.body) {
+    req.body[key] = utils.toNative(req.body[key])
+  }
+
   var resource = low(req.params.resource)
     .update(+req.params.id, req.body)
     .value()
diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index 1286218..47d18d2 100644
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ describe('Server', function() {
     it('should respond with json and create a resource', function(done) {
       request(server)
         .post('/posts')
-        .send({body: 'foo'})
+        .send({body: 'foo', booleanValue: 'true', integerValue: '1'})
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect({id: 3, body: 'foo'})
+        .expect({id: 3, body: 'foo', booleanValue: true, integerValue: 1})
         .expect(200)
         .end(function(err, res){
           if (err) return done(err)
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ describe('Server', function() {
     it('should respond with json and update resource', function(done) {
       request(server)
         .put('/posts/1')
-        .send({id: 1, body: 'foo'})
+        .send({id: 1, body: 'bar', booleanValue: 'true', integerValue: '1'})
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect({id: 1, body: 'foo'})
+        .expect({id: 1, body: 'bar', booleanValue: true, integerValue: 1})
         .expect(200)
         .end(function(err, res){
           if (err) return done(err)
-          assert.deepEqual(low.db.posts[0], {id: 1, body: 'foo'})
+          assert.deepEqual(low.db.posts[0], {id: 1, body: 'bar', booleanValue: true, integerValue: 1})
           done()
         })
     })