diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 0c119d73..6cba18a2 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 Version 1.4 ()
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    * Fix Generic RSS import to not always assume WPXRSS feed.
+      (garvinhicking)
+
     * Fix bug in category sidebar plugin, which showed categories that
       should have been hidden when the option "Hide parents of 
       selected sub-tree" was selected and Smarty templating was enabled.
diff --git a/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php b/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php
index 855b083d..f6264f72 100644
--- a/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php
+++ b/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class Serendipity_Import_Generic extends Serendipity_Import {
     function import() {
         global $serendipity;
 
-        if ($this->data['wpxrss']) {
+        if (serendipity_db_bool($this->data['wpxrss'])) {
             return $this->import_wpxrss();
         }