diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/JsonUtil.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/JsonUtil.java
index 62bb8713ff..0343a64978 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/JsonUtil.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/JsonUtil.java
@@ -126,6 +126,21 @@ public final class JsonUtil {
                else if (innerVal instanceof JsonString) {
                   innerVal = ((JsonString)innerVal).getString();
                }
+               else if (innerVal == JsonValue.FALSE) {
+                  innerVal = Boolean.FALSE;
+               }
+               else if (innerVal == JsonValue.TRUE) {
+                  innerVal = Boolean.TRUE;
+               }
+               else if (innerVal instanceof JsonNumber) {
+                  JsonNumber jsonNumber = (JsonNumber)innerVal;
+                  if (jsonNumber.isIntegral()) {
+                     innerVal = jsonNumber.longValue();
+                  }
+                  else {
+                     innerVal = jsonNumber.doubleValue();
+                  }
+               }
                else if (innerVal instanceof JsonObject) {
                   Map<String, Object> innerMap = new HashMap<>();
                   JsonObject o = (JsonObject) innerVal;
@@ -135,10 +150,6 @@ public final class JsonUtil {
                   }
                   innerVal = innerMap;
                }
-               else if (innerVal instanceof JsonNumber) {
-                  JsonNumber jsonNumber = (JsonNumber)innerVal;
-                  innerVal = jsonNumber.longValue();
-               }
                if (CompositeData.class.getName().equals(key)) {
                   Object[] data = (Object[]) innerVal;
                   CompositeData[] cds = new CompositeData[data.length];
@@ -155,6 +166,24 @@ public final class JsonUtil {
 
             array[i] = map;
          }
+         else if (val instanceof JsonString) {
+            array[i] = ((JsonString)val).getString();
+         }
+         else if (val == JsonValue.FALSE) {
+            array[i] = Boolean.FALSE;
+         }
+         else if (val == JsonValue.TRUE) {
+            array[i] = Boolean.TRUE;
+         }
+         else if (val instanceof JsonNumber) {
+            JsonNumber jsonNumber = (JsonNumber)val;
+            if (jsonNumber.isIntegral()) {
+               array[i] = jsonNumber.longValue();
+            }
+            else {
+               array[i] = jsonNumber.doubleValue();
+            }
+         }
          else {
             if (val == JsonValue.NULL) {
                array[i] = null;
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ManagementHelperTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ManagementHelperTest.java
index 9fb95e7af6..8cc0f99d1f 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ManagementHelperTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/ManagementHelperTest.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class ManagementHelperTest extends Assert {
       String resource = RandomUtil.randomString();
       String operationName = RandomUtil.randomString();
 
-      int i = RandomUtil.randomInt();
+      long i = RandomUtil.randomInt();
       String s = RandomUtil.randomString();
       double d = RandomUtil.randomDouble();
       boolean b = RandomUtil.randomBoolean();
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class ManagementHelperTest extends Assert {
       ManagementHelperTest.log.info("val1 type is " + Arrays.toString(val1));
 
       String key2 = RandomUtil.randomString();
-      Integer[] val2 = new Integer[]{1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+      Long[] val2 = new Long[]{1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L};
 
       ManagementHelperTest.log.info("val2 type is " + Arrays.toString(val2));