diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php
index 5ee6e79ea1..cb66ad3904 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class xul_io
 			'size'  => 'image,ro_image'
 		),
 		'htmlarea' => array(
-			'size' => 'mode,height,width,toolbar,base_href',
+			'size' => 'mode,height,width,expand_toolbar,base_href',
 		),
 		'nextmatch' => array(
 			'size' => 'template,hide_header,header_left,header_right',
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_htmlarea.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
index ba6270bd4c..9465bcc2cd 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 var et2_htmlarea = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 {
 	modes: ['ascii','simple','extended','advanced'],
-	
+
 	attributes: {
 		'mode': {
 			'name': 'Mode',
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 		'expand_toolbar': {
 			'name': 'Expand Toolbar',
 			'default': true,
-			'type':'any',
+			'type':'boolean',
 			'description': 'Have the toolbar expanded (visible)'
 		},
 		'base_href': {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param _parent
 	 * @param _attrs
 	 * @memberOf et2_htmlarea
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 			.addClass('et2_textbox_ro');
 		this.setDOMNode(this.htmlNode[0]);
 	},
-		
+
 	transformAttributes: function(_attrs) {
 
 		// Check mode, some apps jammed everything in there
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ var et2_htmlarea = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 		}
 		this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 	},
-		
+
 	doLoadingFinished: function() {
 		this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 		if(this.mode == 'ascii') return;
-		
+
 		var self = this;
 		var ckeditor;
 		try
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				this.htmlNode.val(_value);				
+				this.htmlNode.val(_value);
 				this.value = _value;
 			}
 		} catch (e) {
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_ckeditor_config.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_ckeditor_config.inc.php
index 4b6b56f5ab..f4f822ad4f 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_ckeditor_config.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_ckeditor_config.inc.php
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ class egw_ckeditor_config
 		$config['removePlugins'] = 'elementspath';
 
 		$config['toolbarCanCollapse'] = true;
-		$config['toolbarStartupExpanded'] = $expanded_toolbar;
+		$config['toolbarStartupExpanded'] = is_bool($expanded_toolbar) ? $expanded_toolbar :
+			($expanded_toolbar === 'false' ? false : (boolean)$expanded_toolbar);
 
 		$config['filebrowserBrowseUrl'] = self::get_filebrowserBrowseUrl($start_path);
 		$config['filebrowserWindowHeight'] = 640;
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ class egw_ckeditor_config
 		self::add_default_options($config, $height, $expanded_toolbar, $start_path);
 		self::add_spellchecker_options($config, $spellchecker_button, $scayt_button);
 		self::add_toolbar_options($config, $mode, $spellchecker_button, $scayt_button);
-
+		//error_log(__METHOD__."('$mode', $height, ".array2string($expanded_toolbar).") returning ".array2string($config));
 		return $config;
 	}