diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
index 02972cb6d..bd29650b3 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
@@ -111,8 +111,11 @@ class EditProfile extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const data = this.getParams();
     let formData = new FormData();
     for (let key in data) {
-      const shouldAppend = Boolean(data[key] || key.startsWith('fields_attributes'));
-      if (shouldAppend) formData.append(key, data[key] || '');
+      const shouldAppend = Boolean(data[key]
+        || key.startsWith('fields_attributes')
+        || (key === 'bot' && data.bot !== undefined)
+        || (key === 'locked' && data.locked !== undefined));
+      if (shouldAppend) formData.append(key, String(data[key]) || '');
     }
     return formData;
   }
@@ -201,13 +204,13 @@ class EditProfile extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 checked={this.state.locked}
                 onChange={this.handleCheckboxChange}
               />
-              <Checkbox
+              {/* <Checkbox
                 label={<FormattedMessage id='edit_profile.fields.bot_label' defaultMessage='This is a bot account' />}
                 hint={<FormattedMessage id='edit_profile.hints.bot' defaultMessage='This account mainly performs automated actions and might not be monitored' />}
                 name='bot'
                 checked={this.state.bot}
                 onChange={this.handleCheckboxChange}
-              />
+              /> */}
             </FieldsGroup>
             <FieldsGroup>
               <div className='fields-row__column fields-group'>