diff --git a/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py b/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py
index 47f5a27a..2a10ea9d 100755
--- a/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py
+++ b/client-api/api_lib/pvcapi_helper.py
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@ def net_add(vni, description, nettype, domain, name_servers,
     """
     Add a virtual client network to the PVC cluster.
     """
+    if dhcp4_flag:
+        dhcp4_flag = bool(strtobool(dhcp4_flag))
     zk_conn = pvc_common.startZKConnection(config['coordinators'])
     retflag, retdata = pvc_network.add_network(zk_conn, vni, description, nettype, domain, name_servers,
                                               ip4_network, ip4_gateway, ip6_network, ip6_gateway,
@@ -756,6 +758,8 @@ def net_modify(vni, description, domain, name_servers,
     """
     Modify a virtual client network in the PVC cluster.
     """
+    if dhcp4_flag:
+        dhcp4_flag = bool(strtobool(dhcp4_flag))
     zk_conn = pvc_common.startZKConnection(config['coordinators'])
     retflag, retdata = pvc_network.modify_network(zk_conn, vni, description, domain, name_servers,
                                               ip4_network, ip4_gateway, ip6_network, ip6_gateway,
diff --git a/client-api/pvc-api.py b/client-api/pvc-api.py
index 31bb30ba..63a945f7 100755
--- a/client-api/pvc-api.py
+++ b/client-api/pvc-api.py
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ class API_Network_Root(Resource):
             reqargs.get('ip4_gateway', None),
             reqargs.get('ip6_network', None),
             reqargs.get('ip6_gateway', None),
-            reqargs.get('dhcp4_flag', None),
+            reqargs.get('dhcp4', None),
             reqargs.get('dhcp4_start', None),
             reqargs.get('dhcp4_end', None),
         )
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ class API_Network_Element(Resource):
             reqargs.get('ip4_gateway', None),
             reqargs.get('ip6_network', None),
             reqargs.get('ip6_gateway', None),
-            reqargs.get('dhcp4_flag', None),
+            reqargs.get('dhcp4', None),
             reqargs.get('dhcp4_start', None),
             reqargs.get('dhcp4_end', None),
         )
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ class API_Network_Element(Resource):
             reqargs.get('ip4_gateway', None),
             reqargs.get('ip6_network', None),
             reqargs.get('ip6_gateway', None),
-            reqargs.get('dhcp4_flag', None),
+            reqargs.get('dhcp4', None),
             reqargs.get('dhcp4_start', None),
             reqargs.get('dhcp4_end', None),
         )
diff --git a/client-common/network.py b/client-common/network.py
index 1d39dc7f..fcda03e9 100644
--- a/client-common/network.py
+++ b/client-common/network.py
@@ -253,10 +253,6 @@ def add_network(zk_conn, vni, description, nettype,
     if nettype == 'managed' and not domain:
         domain = '{}.local'.format(description)
 
-    # Make sure the DHCP4 flag is always boolean 
-    if dhcp4_flag is None:
-        dhcp4_flag = False
-
     # Add the new network to Zookeeper
     zkhandler.writedata(zk_conn, {
         '/networks/{}'.format(vni): description,