diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java
index 6671be5dcbf..3257fae32f8 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/HueBridgeHandler.java
@@ -1039,6 +1039,8 @@ public class HueBridgeHandler extends ConfigStatusBridgeHandler implements HueCl
     public Collection<ConfigStatusMessage> getConfigStatus() {
         // The bridge IP address to be used for checks
         // Check whether an IP address is provided
+        hueBridgeConfig = getConfigAs(HueBridgeConfig.class);
+
         String ip = hueBridgeConfig.getIpAddress();
         if (ip == null || ip.isEmpty()) {
             return List.of(ConfigStatusMessage.Builder.error(HOST)
diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/ModbusDataHandlerTest.java b/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/ModbusDataHandlerTest.java
index 75fef14f355..4073bfdbbd8 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/ModbusDataHandlerTest.java
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/ModbusDataHandlerTest.java
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ public class ModbusDataHandlerTest extends AbstractModbusOSGiTest {
         captureModbusWrites();
         Configuration pollerConfig = new Configuration();
         pollerConfig.put("refresh", 0L); // 0 -> non polling
-        pollerConfig.put("start", "2");
-        pollerConfig.put("length", "3");
+        pollerConfig.put("start", 2);
+        pollerConfig.put("length", 3);
         pollerConfig.put("type", ModbusBindingConstantsInternal.READ_TYPE_HOLDING_REGISTER);
         ThingUID pollerUID = new ThingUID(ModbusBindingConstantsInternal.THING_TYPE_MODBUS_POLLER, "realPoller");
         Bridge poller = BridgeBuilder.create(ModbusBindingConstantsInternal.THING_TYPE_MODBUS_POLLER, pollerUID)