diff --git a/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c b/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c
index eaee414dd8c..4a6c46507ba 100644
--- a/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c
+++ b/src/ucp/core/ucp_context.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static ucs_config_field_t ucp_context_config_table[] = {
    "Number of usage tracker rounds performed for each progress operation. Must be\n"
    "non-zero value.",
    ucs_offsetof(ucp_context_config_t, dynamic_tl_progress_factor),
-   UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_TIME_UNITS},
+   UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_UINT},
 
   {"RESOLVE_REMOTE_EP_ID", "n",
    "Defines whether resolving remote endpoint ID is required or not when\n"
diff --git a/src/uct/sm/self/self.c b/src/uct/sm/self/self.c
index 0c0bc889191..d7042a008c2 100644
--- a/src/uct/sm/self/self.c
+++ b/src/uct/sm/self/self.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static ucs_config_field_t uct_self_md_config_table[] = {
      UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_TABLE(uct_md_config_table)},
 
     {"NUM_DEVICES", "1", "Number of \"self\" devices to create",
-     ucs_offsetof(uct_self_md_config_t, num_devices), UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_INT},
+     ucs_offsetof(uct_self_md_config_t, num_devices), UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_ULONG},
 
     {NULL}
 };