diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java
index 37a37b0..13a13d7 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@
             HostProviderRegistry.class
         },
         property = {
-            HM_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_IPS + "=" + HM_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_IPS_DEFAULT,
-            HM_MONITOR_HOSTS + "=" + HM_MONITOR_HOSTS_DEFAULT,
-            HM_PROBE_RATE + "=" + HM_PROBE_RATE_DEFAULT,
-            HM_GREEDY_LEARNING_IPV6 + "=" + HM_GREEDY_LEARNING_IPV6_DEFAULT
+            HM_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_IPS + ":Boolean=" + HM_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_IPS_DEFAULT,
+            HM_MONITOR_HOSTS + ":Boolean=" + HM_MONITOR_HOSTS_DEFAULT,
+            HM_PROBE_RATE + ":Integer=" + HM_PROBE_RATE_DEFAULT,
+            HM_GREEDY_LEARNING_IPV6 + ":Boolean=" + HM_GREEDY_LEARNING_IPV6_DEFAULT
         }
 )
 public class HostManager