diff --git a/patroni/config.py b/patroni/config.py
index 66ffd891..facf16fd 100644
--- a/patroni/config.py
+++ b/patroni/config.py
@@ -329,9 +329,19 @@ class Config(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _process_postgresql_parameters(parameters: Dict[str, Any], is_local: bool = False) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {name: value for name, value in (parameters or {}).items()
-                if name not in ConfigHandler.CMDLINE_OPTIONS
-                or not is_local and ConfigHandler.CMDLINE_OPTIONS[name][1](value)}
+        pg_params: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+        for name, value in (parameters or {}).items():
+            if name not in ConfigHandler.CMDLINE_OPTIONS:
+                pg_params[name] = value
+            elif not is_local:
+                if ConfigHandler.CMDLINE_OPTIONS[name][1](value):
+                    pg_params[name] = value
+                else:
+                    logging.warning("postgresql parameter %s=%s failed validation, defaulting to %s",
+                                    name, value, ConfigHandler.CMDLINE_OPTIONS[name][0])
+
+        return pg_params
 
     def _safe_copy_dynamic_configuration(self, dynamic_configuration: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         config = deepcopy(self.__DEFAULT_CONFIG)
diff --git a/patroni/postgresql/config.py b/patroni/postgresql/config.py
index 9461714f..3a61a31d 100644
--- a/patroni/postgresql/config.py
+++ b/patroni/postgresql/config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from ..collections import CaseInsensitiveDict, CaseInsensitiveSet
 from ..dcs import Leader, Member, RemoteMember, slot_name_from_member_name
 from ..exceptions import PatroniFatalException
 from ..utils import compare_values, parse_bool, parse_int, split_host_port, uri, validate_directory, is_subpath
-from ..validator import IntValidator
+from ..validator import IntValidator, EnumValidator
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from . import Postgresql
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@ def _false_validator(value: Any) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-def _wal_level_validator(value: Any) -> bool:
-    return str(value).lower() in ('hot_standby', 'replica', 'logical')
-
-
 def _bool_validator(value: Any) -> bool:
     return parse_bool(value) is not None
 
 
+def _bool_is_true_validator(value: Any) -> bool:
+    return parse_bool(value) is True
+
+
 class ConfigHandler(object):
 
     # List of parameters which must be always passed to postmaster as command line options
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ class ConfigHandler(object):
         'listen_addresses': (None, _false_validator, 90100),
         'port': (None, _false_validator, 90100),
         'cluster_name': (None, _false_validator, 90500),
-        'wal_level': ('hot_standby', _wal_level_validator, 90100),
-        'hot_standby': ('on', _false_validator, 90100),
+        'wal_level': ('hot_standby', EnumValidator(('hot_standby', 'replica', 'logical')), 90100),
+        'hot_standby': ('on', _bool_is_true_validator, 90100),
         'max_connections': (100, IntValidator(min=25), 90100),
         'max_wal_senders': (10, IntValidator(min=3), 90100),
         'wal_keep_segments': (8, IntValidator(min=1), 90100),
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class ConfigHandler(object):
         'track_commit_timestamp': ('off', _bool_validator, 90500),
         'max_replication_slots': (10, IntValidator(min=4), 90400),
         'max_worker_processes': (8, IntValidator(min=2), 90400),
-        'wal_log_hints': ('on', _false_validator, 90400)
+        'wal_log_hints': ('on', _bool_is_true_validator, 90400)
     })
 
     _RECOVERY_PARAMETERS = CaseInsensitiveSet(recovery_parameters.keys())
diff --git a/patroni/validator.py b/patroni/validator.py
index b68f9654..a8ada1f5 100644
--- a/patroni/validator.py
+++ b/patroni/validator.py
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ class IntValidator(object):
         self.base_unit = base_unit
         self.raise_assert = raise_assert
 
-    def __call__(self, value: Union[int, str]) -> bool:
+    def __call__(self, value: Any) -> bool:
         """Check if *value* is a valid integer and within the expected range.
 
         .. note::
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ class EnumValidator(object):
         self.allowed_values = set(allowed_values) if case_sensitive else CaseInsensitiveSet(allowed_values)
         self.raise_assert = raise_assert
 
-    def __call__(self, value: str) -> bool:
+    def __call__(self, value: Any) -> bool:
         """Check if provided *value* could be found within *allowed_values*.
 
         .. note::
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ class EnumValidator(object):
         :param value: value to be checked.
         :returns: ``True`` if *value* could be found within *allowed_values*.
         """
-        ret = value in self.allowed_values
+        ret = isinstance(value, str) and value in self.allowed_values
 
         if self.raise_assert:
             assert_(ret)
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 57a717f5..3f7e4049 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
         with patch.object(Config, '_build_effective_configuration', Mock(side_effect=Exception)):
             self.assertFalse(self.config.set_dynamic_configuration({'foo': 'bar'}))
         self.assertTrue(self.config.set_dynamic_configuration({'standby_cluster': {}, 'postgresql': {
-            'parameters': {'cluster_name': 1, 'wal_keep_size': 1, 'track_commit_timestamp': 1, 'wal_level': 1}}}))
+            'parameters': {'cluster_name': 1, 'hot_standby': 1, 'wal_keep_size': 1,
+                           'track_commit_timestamp': 1, 'wal_level': 1}}}))
 
     def test_reload_local_configuration(self):
         os.environ.update({