fix: #7041

install/data/defaults.json

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "reputation:disabled": 0,
     "downvote:disabled": 0,
     "disableSignatures": 0,
+    "min:rep:downvote": 0,
     "min:rep:flag": 0,
     "min:rep:profile-picture": 0,
     "min:rep:cover-picture": 0,

src/meta/configs.js

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ function deserialize(config) {
 	return deserialized;
 }
 
+Configs.deserialize = deserialize;
+
 Configs.init = function (callback) {
 	var config;
 	async.waterfall([

src/socket.io/admin.js

@@ -179,10 +179,8 @@ SocketAdmin.config.setMultiple = function (socket, data, callback) {
 	}
 
 	var changes = {};
+	data = meta.configs.deserialize(data);
 	Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
-		if (typeof meta.config[key] === 'number') {
-			data[key] = parseInt(data[key], 10);
-		}
 		if (data[key] !== meta.config[key]) {
 			changes[key] = data[key];
 			changes[key + '_old'] = meta.config[key];