diff --git a/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py b/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py
index 131e37cb..011a213d 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/actionreader.py
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ class ActionReader(DefinitionInitConfigReader):
 
 	_configOpts = {
 		"actionstart": ["string", None],
-		"actionstart_on_demand": ["string", None],
+		"actionstart_on_demand": ["bool", None],
 		"actionstop": ["string", None],
 		"actionflush": ["string", None],
 		"actionreload": ["string", None],
 		"actioncheck": ["string", None],
 		"actionrepair": ["string", None],
-		"actionrepair_on_unban": ["string", None],
+		"actionrepair_on_unban": ["bool", None],
 		"actionban": ["string", None],
 		"actionreban": ["string", None],
 		"actionunban": ["string", None],
-		"norestored": ["string", None],
+		"norestored": ["bool", None],
 	}
 
 	def __init__(self, file_, jailName, initOpts, **kwargs):
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ class ActionReader(DefinitionInitConfigReader):
 	def convert(self):
 		opts = self.getCombined(
 			ignore=CommandAction._escapedTags | set(('timeout', 'bantime')))
-		# type-convert only after combined (otherwise boolean converting prevents substitution):
-		for o in ('norestored', 'actionstart_on_demand', 'actionrepair_on_unban'):
-			if opts.get(o):
-				opts[o] = self._convert_to_boolean(opts[o])
-		
 		# stream-convert:
 		head = ["set", self._jailName]
 		stream = list()
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/configreader.py b/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
index 20709b72..f9a6d288 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class ConfigReaderUnshared(SafeConfigParserWithIncludes):
 	# Or it is a dict:
 	#  {name: [type, default], ...}
 	
-	def getOptions(self, sec, options, pOptions=None, shouldExist=False):
+	def getOptions(self, sec, options, pOptions=None, shouldExist=False, convert=True):
 		values = dict()
 		if pOptions is None:
 			pOptions = {}
@@ -244,12 +244,15 @@ class ConfigReaderUnshared(SafeConfigParserWithIncludes):
 			if optname in pOptions:
 				continue
 			try:
-				if opttype == "bool":
-					v = self.getboolean(sec, optname)
-					if v is None: continue
-				elif opttype == "int":
-					v = self.getint(sec, optname)
-					if v is None: continue
+				if convert:
+					if opttype == "bool":
+						v = self.getboolean(sec, optname)
+						if v is None: continue
+					elif opttype == "int":
+						v = self.getint(sec, optname)
+						if v is None: continue
+					else:
+						v = self.get(sec, optname, vars=pOptions)
 				else:
 					v = self.get(sec, optname, vars=pOptions)
 				values[optname] = v
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ class ConfigReaderUnshared(SafeConfigParserWithIncludes):
 					values[optname] = optvalue
 				# elif logSys.getEffectiveLevel() <= logLevel:
 				# 	logSys.log(logLevel, "Non essential option '%s' not defined in '%s'.", optname, sec)
-			except ValueError:
+			except ValueError:				
 				logSys.warning("Wrong value for '" + optname + "' in '" + sec +
 							"'. Using default one: '" + repr(optvalue) + "'")
 				values[optname] = optvalue
@@ -324,8 +327,9 @@ class DefinitionInitConfigReader(ConfigReader):
 			pOpts = dict()
 		if self._initOpts:
 			pOpts = _merge_dicts(pOpts, self._initOpts)
+		# type-convert only in combined (otherwise int/bool converting prevents substitution):
 		self._opts = ConfigReader.getOptions(
-			self, "Definition", self._configOpts, pOpts)
+			self, "Definition", self._configOpts, pOpts, convert=False)
 		self._pOpts = pOpts
 		if self.has_section("Init"):
 			# get only own options (without options from default):
@@ -346,10 +350,34 @@ class DefinitionInitConfigReader(ConfigReader):
 				if opt == '__name__' or opt in self._opts: continue
 				self._opts[opt] = self.get("Definition", opt)
 
+	def convertOptions(self, opts, pOptions={}):
+		options = self._configOpts
+		for optname in options:
+			if isinstance(options, (list,tuple)):
+				if len(optname) > 2:
+					opttype, optname, optvalue = optname
+				else:
+					(opttype, optname), optvalue = optname, None
+			else:
+				opttype, optvalue = options[optname]
+			if optname in pOptions:
+				continue
+			try:
+				if opttype == "bool":
+					v = opts.get(optname)
+					if v is None or isinstance(v, bool): continue
+					v = _as_bool(v)
+					opts[optname] = v
+				elif opttype == "int":
+					v = opts.get(optname)
+					if v is None or isinstance(v, (int, long)): continue
+					v = int(v)
+					opts[optname] = v
+			except ValueError:
+				logSys.warning("Wrong %s value %r for %r. Using default one: %r",
+					opttype, v, optname, optvalue)
+				opts[optname] = optvalue
 
-	def _convert_to_boolean(self, value):
-		return _as_bool(value)
-	
 	def getCombOption(self, optname):
 		"""Get combined definition option (as string) using pre-set and init
 		options as preselection (values with higher precedence as specified in section).
@@ -384,6 +412,8 @@ class DefinitionInitConfigReader(ConfigReader):
 			ignore=ignore, addrepl=self.getCombOption)
 		if not opts:
 			raise ValueError('recursive tag definitions unable to be resolved')
+		# convert options after all interpolations:
+		self.convertOptions(opts)
 		return opts
 	
 	def convert(self):
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
index 2c1d0a0e..ae39c157 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -490,7 +490,9 @@ class FilterReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.__share_cfg = {}
 
 	def testConvert(self):
-		output = [['multi-set', 'testcase01', 'addfailregex', [
+		output = [
+			['set', 'testcase01', 'maxlines', 1],
+			['multi-set', 'testcase01', 'addfailregex', [
 			"^\\s*(?:\\S+ )?(?:kernel: \\[\\d+\\.\\d+\\] )?(?:@vserver_\\S+ )"
 			"?(?:(?:\\[\\d+\\])?:\\s+[\\[\\(]?sshd(?:\\(\\S+\\))?[\\]\\)]?:?|"
 			"[\\[\\(]?sshd(?:\\(\\S+\\))?[\\]\\)]?:?(?:\\[\\d+\\])?:)?\\s*(?:"
@@ -512,7 +514,6 @@ class FilterReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 			['set', 'testcase01', 'addjournalmatch',
 				"FIELD= with spaces ", "+", "AFIELD= with + char and spaces"],
 			['set', 'testcase01', 'datepattern', "%Y %m %d %H:%M:%S"],
-			['set', 'testcase01', 'maxlines', 1], # Last for overide test
 		]
 		filterReader = FilterReader("testcase01", "testcase01", {})
 		filterReader.setBaseDir(TEST_FILES_DIR)
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ class FilterReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		filterReader.read()
 		#filterReader.getOptions(["failregex", "ignoreregex"])
 		filterReader.getOptions(None)
-		output[-1][-1] = "5"
+		output[0][-1] = 5; # maxlines = 5
 		self.assertSortedEqual(filterReader.convert(), output)
 
 	def testFilterReaderSubstitionDefault(self):