diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index e0993b6..91dd18f 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ end
 # Number of connections that, when exceeded, will trigger a connection GC
 # operation
 ipfs_config 'Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater' do
-  value '10'
+  value 10
 end
 
 # Minimum number of connections to maintain
 ipfs_config 'Swarm.ConnMgr.LowWater' do
-  value '1'
+  value 1
 end
diff --git a/resources/config.rb b/resources/config.rb
index 67d4756..3051a47 100644
--- a/resources/config.rb
+++ b/resources/config.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'json'
 require 'mixlib/shellout'
 
 property :key, String, name_property: true
-property :value, [String, Hash, Array, TrueClass, FalseClass], required: true
+property :value, [String, Hash, Array, TrueClass, FalseClass, Integer], required: true
 
 action :create do
   include_recipe 'ipfs'