diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/models.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/models.go
index cb378155956..596cfcb2491 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/models.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/models.go
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ type FeatureFlagType int
 
 const (
 	Boolean FeatureFlagType = iota
-	String
 	Integer
 	Float
+	String
 	Structure
 )
 
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ func (t FeatureFlagType) String() string {
 	case Boolean:
 		return "boolean"
 	case Integer:
-		return "number"
+		return "integer"
 	case Float:
 		return "float"
-	case Structure:
-		return "object"
 	case String:
 		return "string"
+	case Structure:
+		return "structure"
 	}
 
 	return "unknown"
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ func (t *FeatureFlagType) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	switch j {
 	case "boolean":
 		*t = Boolean
-	case "number":
+	case "integer":
 		*t = Integer
 	case "float":
 		*t = Float
-	case "object":
-		*t = Structure
 	case "string":
 		*t = String
+	case "structure":
+		*t = Structure
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider.go
index 9554c2a5ba4..183cc29bf23 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider.go
@@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ func newStaticProvider(confFlags map[string]bool, standardFlags []FeatureFlag) (
 	for _, flag := range standardFlags {
 		_, exists := flags[flag.Name]
 
+		// Fail fast if a flag is declared with a mismatched type
 		if exists && flag.Type != Boolean {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %s already declared as boolean", flag.Name)
 		}
 
-		inMemFlag, err := createFlag(flag)
+		// config.ini take precedence over code
+		if exists {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		inMemFlag, err := createTypedFlag(flag)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ func createInMemoryFlag(name string, enabled bool) memprovider.InMemoryFlag {
 	}
 }
 
-func createFlag(flag FeatureFlag) (memprovider.InMemoryFlag, error) {
+func createTypedFlag(flag FeatureFlag) (memprovider.InMemoryFlag, error) {
 	defaultVariant := "default"
 
 	var value any
@@ -82,12 +88,12 @@ func createFlag(flag FeatureFlag) (memprovider.InMemoryFlag, error) {
 	switch flag.Type {
 	case Boolean:
 		value = flag.Expression == "true"
-	case String:
-		value = flag.Expression
 	case Integer:
 		value, err = strconv.Atoi(flag.Expression)
 	case Float:
 		value, err = strconv.ParseFloat(flag.Expression, 64)
+	case String:
+		value = flag.Expression
 	case Structure:
 		err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(flag.Expression), &value)
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider_test.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider_test.go
index 01ddcd8dc2e..ec1bf1b940d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/static_provider_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ABCD = true
 	assert.Equal(t, openFeatureEnabledFlags, enabledFeatureManager)
 }
 
-func Test_StaticProvider_DifferentTypeFlagsNoSilentIgnore(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_StaticProvider_FailfastOnMismatchedType(t *testing.T) {
 	staticFlags := map[string]bool{"oldBooleanFlag": true}
 
 	flag := FeatureFlag{
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func Test_StaticProvider_DifferentTypeFlagsNoSilentIgnore(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "flag oldBooleanFlag already declared as boolean")
 }
 
-func Test_StaticProvider_DifferentType(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_StaticProvider_TypedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		flags         FeatureFlag
 		defaultValue  any