diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/config/setting.rb b/lib/pact_broker/config/setting.rb
index 1fec50b9b..33fd27292 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/config/setting.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/config/setting.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ def value_object
           JSON.parse(value, symbolize_names: true)
         when 'string'
           value
+        when 'symbol'
+          value.to_sym
         when 'integer'
           Integer(value)
         when 'float'
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ def self.get_db_value(object)
           "1"
         when FalseClass
           "0"
-        when SpaceDelimitedStringList
+        when SpaceDelimitedStringList, Symbol
           object.to_s
         when Array, Hash
           object.to_json
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ def self.get_db_type(object)
             'integer'
           when Float
             'float'
+          when Symbol
+            'symbol'
           else
             nil
           end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/load_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/load_spec.rb
index c48398b27..ca860ae97 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/load_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/load_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Config
       describe ".call" do
 
         class MockConfig
-          attr_accessor :foo, :bar, :nana, :meep, :lalala, :meow, :peebo, :whitelist
+          attr_accessor :foo, :bar, :nana, :meep, :lalala, :meow, :peebo, :whitelist, :blah
         end
 
         before do
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class MockConfig
           Setting.create(name: 'peebo', type: 'string', value: nil)
           Setting.create(name: 'unknown', type: 'string', value: nil)
           Setting.create(name: 'whitelist', type: 'space_delimited_string_list', value: 'foo bar')
+          Setting.create(name: 'blah', type: 'symbol', value: 'boop')
         end
 
         let(:configuration) { MockConfig.new }
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ class MockConfig
           expect(configuration.bar).to eq "bar"
         end
 
+        it "loads a Symbol setting" do
+          subject
+          expect(configuration.blah).to eq :boop
+        end
+
         it "loads an Integer setting" do
           subject
           expect(configuration.nana).to eq 1
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/save_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/save_spec.rb
index 4491693be..5a03dbf79 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/save_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/config/save_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Config
     describe Save do
 
       describe "#call" do
-        let(:setting_names) { [:foo, :bar, :wiffle, :meep, :flop, :peebo, :lalala, :meow, :whitelist] }
+        let(:setting_names) { [:foo, :bar, :wiffle, :meep, :flop, :peebo, :lalala, :meow, :whitelist, :blah] }
         let(:configuration) do
           double("PactBroker::Configuration",
             foo: true,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Config
             wiffle: ["a", "b", "c"],
             meep: {a: 'thing'},
             flop: nil,
+            blah: :boop,
             peebo: 1,
             lalala: 1.2,
             meow: Object.new,
@@ -23,6 +24,13 @@ module Config
 
         subject { Save.call(configuration, setting_names) }
 
+        it "saves a Symbol" do
+          subject
+          setting = Setting.find(name: 'blah')
+          expect(setting.type).to eq 'symbol'
+          expect(setting.value).to eq 'boop'
+        end
+
         it "saves a false config setting to the database" do
           subject
           setting = Setting.find(name: 'foo')