diff --git a/screenless/bureau/bureau.py b/screenless/bureau/bureau.py
index f777737..e193a1f 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/bureau.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/bureau.py
@@ -185,23 +185,21 @@ class Bureau(object):
         try:
             printcfg.read("printers.cfg")
             self.smprint = object()
-            self.smprint["vendorid"] = printcfg["smallprinter"]["vendorid"]
-            self.smprint["prodid"] = printcfg["smallprinter"]["productid"]
-            self.smprint["in_ep"] = printcfg["smallprinter"]["inep"]
-            self.smprint["out_ep"] = printcfg["smallprinter"]["outep"]
+            self.smprint["vendorid"] = int(printcfg["smallprinter"]["vendorid"], 16)
+            self.smprint["prodid"] = int(printcfg["smallprinter"]["productid"], 16)
+            self.smprint["in_ep"] = int(printcfg["smallprinter"]["inep"], 16)
+            self.smprint["out_ep"] = int(printcfg["smallprinter"]["outep"], 16)
             self.smprint["width"] = int(printcfg["smallprinter"]["width"])
             self.smprint["textwidth"] = int(printcfg["smallprinter"]["textwidth"])
 
             self.lp["name"] = printcfg["largeprinter"]["name"]
             self.lp["papersize"] = printcfg["largeprinter"]["papersize"]
-            self.lp["duplex"] = printcfg["largeprinter"]["duplex"]
+            self.lp["duplex"] = printcfg["largeprinter"].getboolean("duplex")
         except KeyError:
             # TODO: eventually refactor this since it could overwrite a half-broken config
-            sp_dict = {"vendorid": None, "productid": None,
-                                      "inep": None, "outep": None, "width": "384",
-                                      "textwidth": "32"}
-            lp_dict = {"name": None, "papersize": "A4", 
-                                      "duplex": False}
+            sp_dict = {"vendorid": "", "productid": "", "inep": "",
+                       "outep": "", "width": "384", "textwidth": "32"}
+            lp_dict = {"name": "", "papersize": "A4", "duplex": "False"}
             printcfg["smallprinter"] = sp_dict
             printcfg["largeprinter"] = lp_dict
             with open("printers.cfg", "w") as print_conf_file: