diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigXMLParser.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigXMLParser.java
index 57ce32da..46a84455 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigXMLParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigXMLParser.java
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ public class ExamConfigXMLParser extends DefaultHandler {
                 name,
                 attribute,
                 listIndex,
-                value);
+                checkValueType(value, attribute));
 
         if (configurationValue != null) {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -424,6 +424,67 @@ public class ExamConfigXMLParser extends DefaultHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    private String checkValueType(final String value, final ConfigurationAttribute attribute) {
+        if (attribute == null) {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        if (attribute.type == null) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Invalid attribute type detected. Name: {} type: {} value: {} : import with default value for this attribute",
+                    attribute.name,
+                    attribute.type,
+                    value);
+            return attribute.defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        switch (attribute.type) {
+            case CHECKBOX: {
+                try {
+                    Boolean.parseBoolean(value);
+                    return value;
+                } catch (final Exception e) {
+                    log.warn(
+                            "Invalid attribute value detected. Name: {} type: {} value: {} : import with default value for this attribute",
+                            attribute.name,
+                            attribute.type,
+                            value);
+                    return attribute.defaultValue;
+                }
+            }
+            case INTEGER:
+            case RADIO_SELECTION:
+            case SINGLE_SELECTION: {
+                try {
+                    Integer.parseInt(value);
+                    return value;
+                } catch (final Exception e) {
+                    log.warn(
+                            "Invalid attribute value detected. Name: {} type: {} value: {} : import with default value for this attribute",
+                            attribute.name,
+                            attribute.type,
+                            value);
+                    return attribute.defaultValue;
+                }
+            }
+            case DECIMAL: {
+                try {
+                    Double.parseDouble(value);
+                    return value;
+                } catch (final Exception e) {
+                    log.warn(
+                            "Invalid attribute value detected. Name: {} type: {} value: {} : import with default value for this attribute",
+                            attribute.name,
+                            attribute.type,
+                            value);
+                    return attribute.defaultValue;
+                }
+            }
+            default:
+                return value;
+        }
+    }
+
     private ConfigurationValue createConfigurationValue(
             final String name,
             final ConfigurationAttribute attribute,
diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigImportHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigImportHandlerTest.java
index 7e689211..1d4ca175 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigImportHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/sebconfig/impl/ExamConfigImportHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,20 +15,21 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
-import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Cryptor;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.sebconfig.AttributeType;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.sebconfig.ConfigurationAttribute;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.sebconfig.ConfigurationValue;
-import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Cryptor;
 
 public class ExamConfigImportHandlerTest {
 
     private static final Function<String, ConfigurationAttribute> attributeResolver =
             name -> new ConfigurationAttribute(
                     getId(name),
-                    null, name, (name.contains("array")) ? AttributeType.MULTI_SELECTION : null, null, null, null,
+                    null, name, (name.contains("array")) ? AttributeType.MULTI_SELECTION : AttributeType.TEXT_FIELD,
+                    null, null, null,
                     null);
 
     private static final Long getId(final String name) {