diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index d4edd75f37..c77eb9954c 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ setConfigurationValue() {
             TYPE="bool"
             ;;
             [1-9][0-9]*)
-            TYPE="integer"
+            if [[ "$2" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+                TYPE="integer"
+            else
+                TYPE="string"
+            fi
             ;;
             [\[\(]*[\]\)])
             TYPE="array"