diff --git a/core/unifi/unidev.go b/core/unifi/unidev.go
index 6bac2970..cd5d6db4 100644
--- a/core/unifi/unidev.go
+++ b/core/unifi/unidev.go
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ func (f *FlexInt) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// FlexBool provides a container and unmarshalling for fields that may be
+// boolean or strings in the Unifi API
+type FlexBool struct {
+	Bool   bool
+	String string
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSO method converts armed/disarmed, yes/no, active/inactive or 0/1 to true/false.
+// Really it converts ready, up, t, armed, yes, active, enabled, 1, true to true. Anything else is false.
+func (f *FlexBool) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	f.String = strings.Trim(string(b), `"`)
+	f.Bool = f.String == "1" || strings.EqualFold(f.String, "true") || strings.EqualFold(f.String, "yes") ||
+		strings.EqualFold(f.String, "t") || strings.EqualFold(f.String, "armed") || strings.EqualFold(f.String, "active") ||
+		strings.EqualFold(f.String, "enabled") || strings.EqualFold(f.String, "ready") || strings.EqualFold(f.String, "up")
+	return nil
+}
+
 // GetController creates a http.Client with authenticated cookies.
 // Used to make additional, authenticated requests to the APIs.
 func GetController(user, pass, url string, verifySSL bool) (*Unifi, error) {
diff --git a/core/unifi/unifi.go b/core/unifi/unifi.go
index b9a337d2..b8b9c0e8 100644
--- a/core/unifi/unifi.go
+++ b/core/unifi/unifi.go
@@ -58,11 +58,14 @@ func (u *Unifi) GetDevices() (*Devices, error) {
 // parseDevices parses the raw JSON from the Unifi Controller into device structures.
 func (u *Unifi) parseDevices(data []json.RawMessage) *Devices {
 	devices := new(Devices)
-	for i, r := range data {
+	for _, r := range data {
 		// Loop each item in the raw JSON message, detect its type and unmarshal it.
 		var obj map[string]interface{}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(r, &obj); err != nil {
-			u.eLogf("%d: json.Unmarshal(interfce{}): %v", i, err)
+		var uap UAP
+		var usg USG
+		var usw USW
+
+		if u.unmarshalDevice("interface{}", &obj, r) != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		assetType := "<missing>"
@@ -70,29 +73,19 @@ func (u *Unifi) parseDevices(data []json.RawMessage) *Devices {
 			assetType = t
 		}
 		u.dLogf("Unmarshalling Device Type: %v", assetType)
-		// Unmarshal again into the correct type..
-		switch assetType {
+		switch assetType { // Unmarshal again into the correct type..
 		case "uap":
-			var uap UAP
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(r, &uap); err != nil {
-				u.eLogf("%d: json.Unmarshal([]UAP): %v", i, err)
-				continue
+			if u.unmarshalDevice(assetType, &uap, r) == nil {
+				devices.UAPs = append(devices.UAPs, uap)
 			}
-			devices.UAPs = append(devices.UAPs, uap)
 		case "ugw", "usg": // in case they ever fix the name in the api.
-			var usg USG
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(r, &usg); err != nil {
-				u.eLogf("%d: json.Unmarshal([]USG): %v", i, err)
-				continue
+			if u.unmarshalDevice(assetType, &usg, r) == nil {
+				devices.USGs = append(devices.USGs, usg)
 			}
-			devices.USGs = append(devices.USGs, usg)
 		case "usw":
-			var usw USW
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(r, &usw); err != nil {
-				u.eLogf("%d: json.Unmarshal([]USW): %v", i, err)
-				continue
+			if u.unmarshalDevice(assetType, &usw, r) == nil {
+				devices.USWs = append(devices.USWs, usw)
 			}
-			devices.USWs = append(devices.USWs, usw)
 		default:
 			u.eLogf("unknown asset type - %v - skipping", assetType)
 			continue
@@ -100,3 +93,17 @@ func (u *Unifi) parseDevices(data []json.RawMessage) *Devices {
 	}
 	return devices
 }
+
+// unmarshalDevice handles logging for the unmarshal operations in parseDevices().
+func (u *Unifi) unmarshalDevice(device string, ptr interface{}, payload json.RawMessage) error {
+	err := json.Unmarshal(payload, ptr)
+	if err != nil {
+		u.eLogf("json.Unmarshal(%v): %v", device, err)
+		u.eLogf("Enable Debug Logging to output the failed payload.")
+		json, err := payload.MarshalJSON()
+		u.dLogf("Failed Payload: %s (marshal err: %v)", json, err)
+		u.dLogf("The above payload can prove useful during torubleshooting when you open an Issue:")
+		u.dLogf("==- https://github.com/golift/unifi/issues/new -==")
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/core/unifi/usg.go b/core/unifi/usg.go
index 9f41646a..894f33b4 100644
--- a/core/unifi/usg.go
+++ b/core/unifi/usg.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (u USG) Points() ([]*influx.Point, error) {
 		"wan1_rx_packets":         u.Wan1.RxPackets,
 		"wan1_type":               u.Wan1.Type,
 		"wan1_speed":              u.Wan1.Speed,
-		"wan1_up":                 u.Wan1.Up,
+		"wan1_up":                 u.Wan1.Up.Bool,
 		"wan1_tx_bytes":           u.Wan1.TxBytes,
 		"wan1_tx_bytes-r":         u.Wan1.TxBytesR,
 		"wan1_tx_dropped":         u.Wan1.TxDropped,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (u USG) Points() ([]*influx.Point, error) {
 			"rx_packets":             p.RxPackets,
 			"tx_bytes":               p.TxBytes,
 			"tx_packets":             p.TxPackets,
-			"up":                     p.Up,
+			"up":                     p.Up.String,
 			"vlan":                   p.Vlan,
 			"dhcpd_ntp_1":            p.DhcpdNtp1,
 			"dhcpd_unifi_controller": p.DhcpdUnifiController,
diff --git a/core/unifi/usg_type.go b/core/unifi/usg_type.go
index ebbe1b8d..3b29103a 100644
--- a/core/unifi/usg_type.go
+++ b/core/unifi/usg_type.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type USG struct {
 		SiteID                 string      `json:"site_id"`
 		TxBytes                float64     `json:"tx_bytes"`
 		TxPackets              float64     `json:"tx_packets"`
-		Up                     string      `json:"up"`
+		Up                     FlexBool    `json:"up"`
 		Vlan                   string      `json:"vlan,omitempty"`
 		VlanEnabled            bool        `json:"vlan_enabled"`
 		DhcpRelayEnabled       bool        `json:"dhcp_relay_enabled,omitempty"`
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ type USG struct {
 		TxDropped   float64  `json:"tx_dropped"`
 		TxErrors    float64  `json:"tx_errors"`
 		TxPackets   float64  `json:"tx_packets"`
-		Up          bool     `json:"up"`
+		Up          FlexBool `json:"up"`
 	} `json:"port_table"`
 	Rollupgrade     bool    `json:"rollupgrade"`
 	RxBytes         float64 `json:"rx_bytes"`
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ type USG struct {
 		TxErrors         float64  `json:"tx_errors"`
 		TxPackets        float64  `json:"tx_packets"`
 		Type             string   `json:"type"`
-		Up               bool     `json:"up"`
+		Up               FlexBool `json:"up"`
 		Uptime           float64  `json:"uptime"`
 		XputDown         float64  `json:"xput_down"`
 		XputUp           float64  `json:"xput_up"`
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ type USG struct {
 		TxErrors    float64  `json:"tx_errors"`
 		TxPackets   float64  `json:"tx_packets"`
 		Type        string   `json:"type"`
-		Up          bool     `json:"up"`
+		Up          FlexBool `json:"up"`
 	} `json:"wan1"`
 	Wan2 struct {
 		BytesR      float64  `json:"bytes-r"`
@@ -255,6 +255,6 @@ type USG struct {
 		TxErrors    float64  `json:"tx_errors"`
 		TxPackets   float64  `json:"tx_packets"`
 		Type        string   `json:"type"`
-		Up          bool     `json:"up"`
+		Up          FlexBool `json:"up"`
 	} `json:"wan2"`
 }