diff --git a/manifests/config/agent.pp b/manifests/config/agent.pp
index 1344e65..206c3df 100644
--- a/manifests/config/agent.pp
+++ b/manifests/config/agent.pp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 define puppet::config::agent (
-  $value,
-  $key    = $name,
-  $joiner = ','
+  Variant[Array[String], Boolean, String, Integer] $value,
+  String $key    = $name,
+  String $joiner = ','
 ) {
   puppet::config::entry{"agent_${name}":
     key          => $key,
     value        => $value,
     joiner       => $joiner,
     section      => 'agent',
     sectionorder => 2,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/config/entry.pp b/manifests/config/entry.pp
index c4901f3..50d3bb6 100644
--- a/manifests/config/entry.pp
+++ b/manifests/config/entry.pp
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 define puppet::config::entry (
-  $key,
-  $value,
-  $section,
-  $sectionorder = 5,
-  $joiner       = ',',
+  String $key,
+  Variant[Array[String], Boolean, String, Integer] $value,
+  String $section,
+  Variant[Integer[0], String] $sectionorder = 5,
+  String $joiner       = ',',
 ) {
   if ($value =~ Array) {
     $_value = join(flatten($value), $joiner)
   } elsif ($value =~ Boolean) {
     $_value = bool2str($value)
   } else {
     $_value = $value
   }
 
   # note the spaces at he end of the 'order' parameters,
   # they make sure that '1_main ' is ordered before '1_main_*'
   ensure_resource('concat::fragment', "puppet.conf_${section}", {
       target  => "${::puppet::dir}/puppet.conf",
       content => "\n\n[${section}]",
       order   => "${sectionorder}_${section} ",
   })
 
   # this adds the '$key =' for the first value,
   # otherwise it just appends it with the joiner to separate it from the previous value.
   if (!defined(Concat::Fragment["puppet.conf_${section}_${key}"])){
     concat::fragment{"puppet.conf_${section}_${key}":
       target  => "${::puppet::dir}/puppet.conf",
       content => "\n    ${key} = ${_value}",
       order   => "${sectionorder}_${section}_${key} ",
     }
   } else {
     concat::fragment{"puppet.conf_${section}_${key}_${name}":
       target  => "${::puppet::dir}/puppet.conf",
       content => "${joiner}${_value}",
       order   => "${sectionorder}_${section}_${key}_${name} ",
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/config/main.pp b/manifests/config/main.pp
index 2828a2a..0770135 100644
--- a/manifests/config/main.pp
+++ b/manifests/config/main.pp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 define puppet::config::main (
-  $value,
-  $key    = $name,
-  $joiner = ','
+  Variant[Array[String], Boolean, String, Integer] $value,
+  String $key    = $name,
+  String $joiner = ','
 ) {
   puppet::config::entry{"main${name}":
     key          => $key,
     value        => $value,
     joiner       => $joiner,
     section      => 'main',
     sectionorder => 1,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/config/master.pp b/manifests/config/master.pp
index 25b22af..27570c5 100644
--- a/manifests/config/master.pp
+++ b/manifests/config/master.pp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 define puppet::config::master (
-  $value,
-  $key    = $name,
-  $joiner = ','
+  Variant[Array[String], Boolean, String, Integer] $value,
+  String $key    = $name,
+  String $joiner = ','
 ) {
   puppet::config::entry{"master_${name}":
     key          => $key,
     value        => $value,
     joiner       => $joiner,
     section      => 'master',
     sectionorder => 3,
   }
 }