diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipa_pwpolicy.py b/plugins/modules/ipa_pwpolicy.py
index 68cbdbfaa8e..57ce804b424 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipa_pwpolicy.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipa_pwpolicy.py
@@ -34,47 +34,47 @@
         type: str
     maxpwdlife:
         description: Maximum password lifetime (in days).
-        type: str
+        type: int
     minpwdlife:
         description: Minimum password lifetime (in hours).
-        type: str
+        type: int
     historylength:
         description:
         - Number of previous passwords that are remembered.
         - Users cannot reuse remembered passwords.
-        type: str
+        type: int
     minclasses:
         description: Minimum number of character classes.
-        type: str
+        type: int
     minlength:
         description: Minimum password length.
-        type: str
+        type: int
     priority:
         description:
         - Priority of the policy.
         - High number means lower priority.
         - Required when C(cn) is not the global policy.
-        type: str
+        type: int
     maxfailcount:
         description: Maximum number of consecutive failures before lockout.
-        type: str
+        type: int
     failinterval:
         description: Period (in seconds) after which the number of failed login attempts is reset.
-        type: str
+        type: int
     lockouttime:
         description: Period (in seconds) for which users are locked out.
-        type: str
+        type: int
     gracelimit:
         description: Maximum number of ldap logins after password expiration.
-        type: str
+        type: int
         version_added: 8.2.0
     maxrepeat:
         description: Maximum number of same consecutive characters.
-        type: str
+        type: int
         version_added: 8.2.0
     maxsequence:
         description: The max. length of monotonic character sequences (abcd).
-        type: str
+        type: int
         version_added: 8.2.0
     dictcheck:
         description: Check if the password is a dictionary word.
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@
 EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Modify the global password policy
   community.general.ipa_pwpolicy:
-      maxpwdlife: '90'
-      minpwdlife: '1'
-      historylength: '8'
-      minclasses: '3'
-      minlength: '16'
-      maxfailcount: '6'
-      failinterval: '60'
-      lockouttime: '600'
+      maxpwdlife: 90
+      minpwdlife: 1
+      historylength: 8
+      minclasses: 3
+      minlength: 16
+      maxfailcount: 6
+      failinterval: 60
+      lockouttime: 600
       ipa_host: ipa.example.com
       ipa_user: admin
       ipa_pass: topsecret
@@ -108,18 +108,18 @@
   community.general.ipa_pwpolicy:
       group: admins
       state: present
-      maxpwdlife: '60'
-      minpwdlife: '24'
-      historylength: '16'
-      minclasses: '4'
-      priority: '10'
-      minlength: '6'
-      maxfailcount: '4'
-      failinterval: '600'
-      lockouttime: '1200'
-      gracelimit: '3'
-      maxrepeat: '3'
-      maxsequence: '3'
+      maxpwdlife: 60
+      minpwdlife: 24
+      historylength: 16
+      minclasses: 4
+      priority: 10
+      minlength: 6
+      maxfailcount: 4
+      failinterval: 600
+      lockouttime: 1200
+      gracelimit: 3
+      maxrepeat: 3
+      maxsequence: 3
       dictcheck: True
       usercheck: True
       ipa_host: ipa.example.com
@@ -188,20 +188,20 @@ def get_pwpolicy_dict(maxpwdlife=None, minpwdlife=None, historylength=None, minc
                       lockouttime=None, gracelimit=None, maxrepeat=None, maxsequence=None, dictcheck=None, usercheck=None):
     pwpolicy = {}
     pwpolicy_options = {
-        'krbmaxpwdlife': maxpwdlife,
-        'krbminpwdlife': minpwdlife,
-        'krbpwdhistorylength': historylength,
-        'krbpwdmindiffchars': minclasses,
-        'krbpwdminlength': minlength,
-        'cospriority': priority,
-        'krbpwdmaxfailure': maxfailcount,
-        'krbpwdfailurecountinterval': failinterval,
-        'krbpwdlockoutduration': lockouttime,
-        'passwordgracelimit': gracelimit,
-        'ipapwdmaxrepeat': maxrepeat,
-        'ipapwdmaxsequence': maxsequence,
-        'ipapwddictcheck': str(dictcheck),
-        'ipapwdusercheck': str(usercheck),
+        'krbmaxpwdlife': str(maxpwdlife),
+        'krbminpwdlife': str(minpwdlife),
+        'krbpwdhistorylength': str(historylength),
+        'krbpwdmindiffchars': str(minclasses),
+        'krbpwdminlength': str(minlength),
+        'cospriority': str(priority),
+        'krbpwdmaxfailure': str(maxfailcount),
+        'krbpwdfailurecountinterval': str(failinterval),
+        'krbpwdlockoutduration': str(lockouttime),
+        'passwordgracelimit': str(gracelimit),
+        'ipapwdmaxrepeat': str(maxrepeat),
+        'ipapwdmaxsequence': str(maxsequence),
+        'ipapwddictcheck': bool(dictcheck),
+        'ipapwdusercheck': bool(usercheck),
     }
 
     for option, value in pwpolicy_options.items():
@@ -261,18 +261,18 @@ def main():
     argument_spec = ipa_argument_spec()
     argument_spec.update(group=dict(type='str', aliases=['name']),
                          state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
-                         maxpwdlife=dict(type='str'),
-                         minpwdlife=dict(type='str'),
-                         historylength=dict(type='str'),
-                         minclasses=dict(type='str'),
-                         minlength=dict(type='str'),
-                         priority=dict(type='str'),
-                         maxfailcount=dict(type='str'),
-                         failinterval=dict(type='str'),
-                         lockouttime=dict(type='str'),
-                         gracelimit=dict(type='str'),
-                         maxrepeat=dict(type='str'),
-                         maxsequence=dict(type='str'),
+                         maxpwdlife=dict(type='int'),
+                         minpwdlife=dict(type='int'),
+                         historylength=dict(type='int'),
+                         minclasses=dict(type='int'),
+                         minlength=dict(type='int'),
+                         priority=dict(type='int'),
+                         maxfailcount=dict(type='int'),
+                         failinterval=dict(type='int'),
+                         lockouttime=dict(type='int'),
+                         gracelimit=dict(type='int'),
+                         maxrepeat=dict(type='int'),
+                         maxsequence=dict(type='int'),
                          dictcheck=dict(type='bool'),
                          usercheck=dict(type='bool'))
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ipa_pwpolicy.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ipa_pwpolicy.py
index 087ad454c7a..2d607bf2dc7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ipa_pwpolicy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_ipa_pwpolicy.py
@@ -92,18 +92,18 @@ def test_add(self):
         module_args = {
             'group': 'admins',
             'state': 'present',
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'minpwdlife': '1',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'minpwdlife': 1,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -147,18 +147,18 @@ def test_aliases(self):
         module_args = {
             'name': 'admins',
             'state': 'present',
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'minpwdlife': '1',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'minpwdlife': 1,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ def test_mod_different_args(self):
         module_args = {
             'group': 'sysops',
             'state': 'present',
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '60',
-            'minpwdlife': '24',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '12',
-            'maxfailcount': '8',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 60,
+            'minpwdlife': 24,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 12,
+            'maxfailcount': 8,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -275,18 +275,18 @@ def test_mod_missing_args(self):
         module_args = {
             'group': 'sysops',
             'state': 'present',
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'minpwdlife': '1',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'minpwdlife': 1,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ def test_del(self):
             'group': 'sysops',
             'state': 'absent',
             # other arguments are ignored when state is `absent`
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6'
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6
         }
         return_value = {
             'cn': ['sysops'],
@@ -379,18 +379,18 @@ def test_no_change(self):
         module_args = {
             'group': 'admins',
             'state': 'present',
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'minpwdlife': '1',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'minpwdlife': 1,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -433,11 +433,11 @@ def test_del_no_change(self):
             'group': 'sysops',
             'state': 'absent',
             # other arguments are ignored when state is `absent`
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6'
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6
         }
         return_value = {}
         mock_calls = [
@@ -457,17 +457,17 @@ def test_del_no_change(self):
     def test_global(self):
         """Modify the global policy"""
         module_args = {
-            'maxpwdlife': '60',
-            'minpwdlife': '24',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '12',
-            'maxfailcount': '8',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'maxpwdlife': 60,
+            'minpwdlife': 24,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 12,
+            'maxfailcount': 8,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -524,17 +524,17 @@ def test_global(self):
     def test_global_no_change(self):
         """Global policy already matches the given arguments. No change needed"""
         module_args = {
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'minpwdlife': '1',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'minpwdlife': 1,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -576,18 +576,18 @@ def test_check_add(self):
             '_ansible_check_mode': True,
             'group': 'admins',
             'state': 'present',
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '90',
-            'minpwdlife': '1',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '16',
-            'maxfailcount': '6',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 90,
+            'minpwdlife': 1,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 16,
+            'maxfailcount': 6,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }
@@ -612,18 +612,18 @@ def test_check_mod(self):
             '_ansible_check_mode': True,
             'group': 'sysops',
             'state': 'present',
-            'priority': '10',
-            'maxpwdlife': '60',
-            'minpwdlife': '24',
-            'historylength': '8',
-            'minclasses': '3',
-            'minlength': '12',
-            'maxfailcount': '8',
-            'failinterval': '60',
-            'lockouttime': '600',
-            'gracelimit': '3',
-            'maxrepeat': '3',
-            'maxsequence': '3',
+            'priority': 10,
+            'maxpwdlife': 60,
+            'minpwdlife': 24,
+            'historylength': 8,
+            'minclasses': 3,
+            'minlength': 12,
+            'maxfailcount': 8,
+            'failinterval': 60,
+            'lockouttime': 600,
+            'gracelimit': 3,
+            'maxrepeat': 3,
+            'maxsequence': 3,
             'dictcheck': True,
             'usercheck': True
         }