diff --git a/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/__init__.py
index 71f25f04387..01f74165190 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/__init__.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ DEFAULT_HOST = "localhost"
 DEFAULT_PORT = 3551
 DOMAIN = "apcupsd"
 
-KEY_STATUS = "STATUS"
+KEY_STATUS = "STATFLAG"
 
 MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES = timedelta(seconds=60)
 
-VALUE_ONLINE = "ONLINE"
+VALUE_ONLINE = 8
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
     {
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/binary_sensor.py
index 29825fd695e..de4e1f17200 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/apcupsd/binary_sensor.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ class OnlineStatus(BinarySensorDevice):
     @property
     def is_on(self):
         """Return true if the UPS is online, else false."""
-        return self._state == apcupsd.VALUE_ONLINE
+        return self._state & apcupsd.VALUE_ONLINE > 0
 
     def update(self):
         """Get the status report from APCUPSd and set this entity's state."""
-        self._state = self._data.status[apcupsd.KEY_STATUS]
+        self._state = int(self._data.status[apcupsd.KEY_STATUS], 16)