diff --git a/weaviate/config.py b/weaviate/config.py
index 154eff951..d4ce8533c 100644
--- a/weaviate/config.py
+++ b/weaviate/config.py
@@ -14,19 +14,27 @@ class ConnectionConfig:
     session_pool_timeout: int = 5
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_connections, int):
+        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_connections, int) or isinstance(
+            self.session_pool_connections, bool
+        ):
             raise TypeError(
                 f"session_pool_connections must be {int}, received {type(self.session_pool_connections)}"
             )
-        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_maxsize, int):
+        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_maxsize, int) or isinstance(
+            self.session_pool_maxsize, bool
+        ):
             raise TypeError(
                 f"session_pool_maxsize must be {int}, received {type(self.session_pool_maxsize)}"
             )
-        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_max_retries, int):
+        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_max_retries, int) or isinstance(
+            self.session_pool_max_retries, bool
+        ):
             raise TypeError(
                 f"session_pool_max_retries must be {int}, received {type(self.session_pool_max_retries)}"
             )
-        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_timeout, int):
+        if not isinstance(self.session_pool_timeout, int) or isinstance(
+            self.session_pool_timeout, bool
+        ):
             raise TypeError(
                 f"session_pool_timeout must be {int}, received {type(self.session_pool_timeout)}"
             )
diff --git a/weaviate/util.py b/weaviate/util.py
index 7ee9e5566..a5b35e6aa 100644
--- a/weaviate/util.py
+++ b/weaviate/util.py
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ def _get_valid_timeout_config(
     """
 
     def check_number(num: Union[NUMBER, Tuple[NUMBER, NUMBER], None]) -> bool:
-        return isinstance(num, float) or isinstance(num, int)
+        return isinstance(num, float) or (isinstance(num, int) and not isinstance(num, bool))
 
     if (isinstance(timeout_config, float) or isinstance(timeout_config, int)) and not isinstance(
         timeout_config, bool