diff --git a/src/entities/account.rs b/src/entities/account.rs
index 8cb22b2..eadd2a5 100644
--- a/src/entities/account.rs
+++ b/src/entities/account.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use chrono::prelude::*;
 use reqwest::multipart::Form;
 use ::Result;
 use std::path::Path;
+use serde::de::{self, Deserialize, Deserializer, Unexpected};
 
 /// A struct representing an Account.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
@@ -51,10 +52,35 @@ pub struct Account {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Source {
     privacy: ::status_builder::Visibility,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "string_or_bool")]
     sensitive: bool,
     note: String,
 }
 
+fn string_or_bool<'de, D: Deserializer<'de>>(val: D)
+    -> ::std::result::Result<bool, D::Error>
+{
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
+    #[serde(untagged)]
+    pub enum BoolOrString {
+        Bool(bool),
+        Str(String),
+    }
+
+    Ok(match BoolOrString::deserialize(val)? {
+            BoolOrString::Bool(b) => b,
+            BoolOrString::Str(ref s) => {
+                if s == "true" {
+                    true
+                } else if s == "false" {
+                    false
+                } else {
+                    return Err(de::Error::invalid_value(Unexpected::Str(s), &"true or false"));
+                }
+            }
+    })
+}
+
 pub struct CredientialsBuilder<'a> {
     display_name: Option<&'a str>,
     note: Option<&'a str>,