diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
index 3069b82f5f..579f6961b5 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ typedef virLockManagerSanlockPrivate *virLockManagerSanlockPrivatePtr;
 
 struct _virLockManagerSanlockDriver {
     bool requireLeaseForDisks;
-    int hostID;
+    unsigned int hostID;
     bool autoDiskLease;
     char *autoDiskLeasePath;
     unsigned int io_timeout;
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ struct _virLockManagerSanlockPrivate {
 static int virLockManagerSanlockLoadConfig(const char *configFile)
 {
     virConfPtr conf;
-    virConfValuePtr p;
-    char *tmp;
+    int ret = -1;
+    char *user = NULL;
+    char *group = NULL;
 
     if (access(configFile, R_OK) == -1) {
         if (errno != ENOENT) {
@@ -119,76 +120,40 @@ static int virLockManagerSanlockLoadConfig(const char *configFile)
     if (!(conf = virConfReadFile(configFile, 0)))
         return -1;
 
-#define CHECK_TYPE(name, typ) if (p && p->type != (typ)) {              \
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,                          \
-                       "%s: %s: expected type " #typ,                   \
-                       configFile, (name));                             \
-        virConfFree(conf);                                              \
-        return -1;                                                      \
-    }
+    if (virConfGetValueBool(conf, "auto_disk_leases", &driver->autoDiskLease) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
-    p = virConfGetValue(conf, "auto_disk_leases");
-    CHECK_TYPE("auto_disk_leases", VIR_CONF_ULONG);
-    if (p) driver->autoDiskLease = p->l;
+    if (virConfGetValueString(conf, "disk_lease_dir", &driver->autoDiskLeasePath) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
-    p = virConfGetValue(conf, "disk_lease_dir");
-    CHECK_TYPE("disk_lease_dir", VIR_CONF_STRING);
-    if (p && p->str) {
-        VIR_FREE(driver->autoDiskLeasePath);
-        if (VIR_STRDUP(driver->autoDiskLeasePath, p->str) < 0) {
-            virConfFree(conf);
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
+    if (virConfGetValueUInt(conf, "host_id", &driver->hostID) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
-    p = virConfGetValue(conf, "host_id");
-    CHECK_TYPE("host_id", VIR_CONF_ULONG);
-    if (p) driver->hostID = p->l;
+    driver->requireLeaseForDisks = !driver->autoDiskLease;
+    if (virConfGetValueBool(conf, "require_lease_for_disks", &driver->requireLeaseForDisks) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
-    p = virConfGetValue(conf, "require_lease_for_disks");
-    CHECK_TYPE("require_lease_for_disks", VIR_CONF_ULONG);
-    if (p)
-        driver->requireLeaseForDisks = p->l;
-    else
-        driver->requireLeaseForDisks = !driver->autoDiskLease;
+    if (virConfGetValueUInt(conf, "io_timeout", &driver->io_timeout) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
-    p = virConfGetValue(conf, "io_timeout");
-    CHECK_TYPE("io_timeout", VIR_CONF_ULONG);
-    if (p) driver->io_timeout = p->l;
+    if (virConfGetValueString(conf, "user", &user) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+    if (user &&
+        virGetUserID(user, &driver->user) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
-    p = virConfGetValue(conf, "user");
-    CHECK_TYPE("user", VIR_CONF_STRING);
-    if (p) {
-        if (VIR_STRDUP(tmp, p->str) < 0) {
-            virConfFree(conf);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        if (virGetUserID(tmp, &driver->user) < 0) {
-            VIR_FREE(tmp);
-            virConfFree(conf);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        VIR_FREE(tmp);
-    }
-
-    p = virConfGetValue(conf, "group");
-    CHECK_TYPE("group", VIR_CONF_STRING);
-    if (p) {
-        if (VIR_STRDUP(tmp, p->str) < 0) {
-            virConfFree(conf);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        if (virGetGroupID(tmp, &driver->group) < 0) {
-            VIR_FREE(tmp);
-            virConfFree(conf);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        VIR_FREE(tmp);
-    }
+    if (virConfGetValueString(conf, "group", &group) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+    if (group &&
+        virGetGroupID(group, &driver->group) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
+    ret = 0;
+ cleanup:
     virConfFree(conf);
-    return 0;
+    VIR_FREE(user);
+    VIR_FREE(group);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /* How much ms sleep before retrying to add a lockspace? */