diff --git a/flatmap/expand.go b/flatmap/expand.go
index 87bc9b5da..2b689281e 100644
--- a/flatmap/expand.go
+++ b/flatmap/expand.go
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ import (
 func Expand(m map[string]string, key string) interface{} {
 	// If the key is exactly a key in the map, just return it
 	if v, ok := m[key]; ok {
-		if num, err := strconv.ParseInt(v, 0, 0); err == nil {
-			return int(num)
-		} else if v == "true" {
+		if v == "true" {
 			return true
 		} else if v == "false" {
 			return false
diff --git a/flatmap/expand_test.go b/flatmap/expand_test.go
index baf68e6a9..061e26897 100644
--- a/flatmap/expand_test.go
+++ b/flatmap/expand_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestExpand(t *testing.T) {
 			Output: []interface{}{
 				map[string]interface{}{
 					"name":    "bar",
-					"port":    3000,
+					"port":    "3000",
 					"enabled": true,
 				},
 			},
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ func TestExpand(t *testing.T) {
 				map[string]interface{}{
 					"name": "bar",
 					"ports": []interface{}{
-						1,
-						2,
+						"1",
+						"2",
 					},
 				},
 			},