diff --git a/themes/grav/js/forms/fields/checkboxes.js b/themes/grav/js/forms/fields/checkboxes.js
index 63c9bd03..9748c170 100644
--- a/themes/grav/js/forms/fields/checkboxes.js
+++ b/themes/grav/js/forms/fields/checkboxes.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             formValues = {};
 
         for (var key in values) { if (values.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                formValues[name + '[' + key + ']'] = values[key] ? '1' : '0';
+                formValues[key] = values[key] ? '1' : '0';
             }
         }
 
@@ -96,5 +96,9 @@
         this.el.find('input').on('change', function () { eh.call(self, self.value()); });
     };
 
+    CheckboxesField.prototype.getFieldName = function() {
+        return this.el.data('grav-array-name');
+    };
+
     root.Checkboxes = CheckboxesField;
 })();
diff --git a/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/checkboxes/checkboxes.html.twig b/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/checkboxes/checkboxes.html.twig
index 5f395710..7aeeedec 100644
--- a/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/checkboxes/checkboxes.html.twig
+++ b/themes/grav/templates/forms/fields/checkboxes/checkboxes.html.twig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <input type="checkbox"
                    id="{{ id|e }}"
                    value="{{ val|e }}"
-                   name="{{ name|fieldName }}"
+                   name="{{ field.name|fieldName ~ '[' ~ name ~ ']' }}"
                    {% if checked %}checked="checked"{% endif %}
                    {% if field.validate.required %}required="required"{% endif %}
             >