diff --git a/src/ui/step/GeneralStepUi.js b/src/ui/step/GeneralStepUi.js
index ddc89e2..0622ae6 100644
--- a/src/ui/step/GeneralStepUi.js
+++ b/src/ui/step/GeneralStepUi.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * General UI logic for steps
  *
- *  Copyright (C) 2015 R-T Specialty, LLC.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2015, 2018 R-T Specialty, LLC.
  *
  *  This file is part of liza.
  *
@@ -343,20 +343,21 @@ module.exports = Class( 'GeneralStepUi' )
                 || $element.attr( 'type' ) === 'checkbox'
             )
             {
-                // if it's not checked, then this isn't the radio we're
-                // interested in. Sorry!
-                if ( !( $element.attr( 'checked' ) ) )
+
+                // 2 in this instance is the yes/no group length.
+                var group_length = $element.attr( 'data-question-length' )
+                    ? +$element.attr( 'data-question-length' )
+                    : 2;
+
+                // if it's not checked and in a group, then this isn't
+                // the radio we're interested in. Sorry!
+                if ( !( $element.attr( 'checked' ) ) && group_length !== 1 )
                 {
                     $element.attr( 'checked', true );
 
                     return;
                 }
 
-                // 2 in this instance is the yes/no group length.
-                var group_length = $element.attr( 'data-question-length' )
-                    ? $element.attr( 'data-question-length' )
-                    : 2;
-
                 index = Math.floor( index / group_length );
             }
 
diff --git a/src/validate/standardBucketValidator.js b/src/validate/standardBucketValidator.js
index 97d5427..97a8fca 100644
--- a/src/validate/standardBucketValidator.js
+++ b/src/validate/standardBucketValidator.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * Standard formatters
  *
- *  Copyright (C) 2017 R-T Specialty, LLC.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017, 2018 R-T Specialty, LLC.
  *
  *  This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework.
  *
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ module.exports = function( type_map )
             explain: formatter.VoidFormatter,
             dateTime:   formatter.VoidFormatter,
             waitable:   formatter.VoidFormatter,
+            checkbox:   formatter.VoidFormatter,
 
             /* TODO:*/
             state:      formatter.VoidFormatter,