diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.py
index db01d2595fd..958648275b9 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.py
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ class res_config_settings(osv.osv_memory, res_config_module_installation_mixin):
         # groups: which groups are implied by the group Employee
         for name, groups, implied_group in classified['group']:
             res[name] = all(implied_group in group.implied_ids for group in groups)
+            if self._fields[name].type == 'selection':
+                res[name] = int(res[name])
 
         # modules: which modules are installed/to install
         for name, module in classified['module']: