diff --git a/patroni/config.py b/patroni/config.py
index 4ccf6075..20535485 100644
--- a/patroni/config.py
+++ b/patroni/config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
-import six
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import yaml
@@ -195,12 +194,9 @@ class Config(object):
                     elif name not in ('connect_address', 'listen', 'data_dir', 'pgpass', 'authentication'):
                         config['postgresql'][name] = deepcopy(value)
             elif name == 'standby_cluster':
-                allowed_keys = self.__DEFAULT_CONFIG['standby_cluster'].keys()
-                expected = {
-                    k: v for k, v in (value or {}).items()
-                    if (k in allowed_keys and isinstance(v, six.string_types))
-                }
-                config['standby_cluster'].update(expected)
+                for name, value in (value or {}).items():
+                    if name in self.__DEFAULT_CONFIG['standby_cluster']:
+                        config['standby_cluster'][name] = deepcopy(value)
             elif name in config:  # only variables present in __DEFAULT_CONFIG allowed to be overriden from DCS
                 if name in ('synchronous_mode', 'synchronous_mode_strict'):
                     config[name] = value
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 2c45cfdd..fea72337 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -84,3 +84,15 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             self.config.save_cache()
         with patch('os.fdopen', MagicMock()):
             self.config.save_cache()
+
+    def test_standby_cluster_parameters(self):
+        dynamic_configuration = {
+            'standby_cluster': {
+                'create_replica_methods': ['wal_e', 'basebackup'],
+                'host': 'localhost',
+                'port': 5432
+            }
+        }
+        self.config.set_dynamic_configuration(dynamic_configuration)
+        for name, value in dynamic_configuration['standby_cluster'].items():
+            self.assertEqual(self.config['standby_cluster'][name], value)