diff --git a/repeater/config.py b/repeater/config.py
index 2ab7147..9d52d55 100644
--- a/repeater/config.py
+++ b/repeater/config.py
@@ -237,18 +237,18 @@ def get_radio_for_board(board_config: dict):
             set_spi_transport(ch341_spi)
 
         combined_config = {
-            "bus_id": spi_config["bus_id"],
-            "cs_id": spi_config["cs_id"],
-            "cs_pin": spi_config["cs_pin"],
-            "gpio_chip": spi_config.get("gpio_chip", 0),
+            "bus_id": _parse_int(spi_config["bus_id"]),
+            "cs_id": _parse_int(spi_config["cs_id"]),
+            "cs_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["cs_pin"]),
+            "gpio_chip": _parse_int(spi_config.get("gpio_chip", 0), default=0),
             "use_gpiod_backend": spi_config.get("use_gpiod_backend", False),
-            "reset_pin": spi_config["reset_pin"],
-            "busy_pin": spi_config["busy_pin"],
-            "irq_pin": spi_config["irq_pin"],
-            "txen_pin": spi_config["txen_pin"],
-            "rxen_pin": spi_config["rxen_pin"],
-            "txled_pin": spi_config.get("txled_pin", -1),
-            "rxled_pin": spi_config.get("rxled_pin", -1),
+            "reset_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["reset_pin"]),
+            "busy_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["busy_pin"]),
+            "irq_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["irq_pin"]),
+            "txen_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["txen_pin"]),
+            "rxen_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["rxen_pin"]),
+            "txled_pin": _parse_int(spi_config.get("txled_pin", -1), default=-1),
+            "rxled_pin": _parse_int(spi_config.get("rxled_pin", -1), default=-1),
             "use_dio3_tcxo": spi_config.get("use_dio3_tcxo", False),
             "dio3_tcxo_voltage": float(spi_config.get("dio3_tcxo_voltage", 1.8)),
             "use_dio2_rf": spi_config.get("use_dio2_rf", False),