diff --git a/datatype.go b/datatype.go
index 6163de6..2b5373e 100644
--- a/datatype.go
+++ b/datatype.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type cValue struct {
+    dtype DataType
     intval int64
     durval time.Duration
     boolval bool
diff --git a/envconf.go b/envconf.go
index bb85f20..d468015 100644
--- a/envconf.go
+++ b/envconf.go
@@ -104,65 +104,41 @@ func (c *Config) Status()(ok bool) {
     return
 }
 
-func (c *Config) GetInt(key string)(int64) {
+func (c *Config) getRaw(key string, dtype DataType)(val cValue) {
+    val.dtype = TypeNone
     if c.parsed {
         upper := strings.ToUpper(key)
         entry, ok := c.env[upper]
-        if ok {
-            return entry.parsed.intval
+        if ok && (entry.dtype == dtype) {
+            return entry.parsed
         }
     }
-    return 0
+    return
+}
+
+func (c *Config) GetInt(key string)(int64) {
+    val := c.getRaw(key, TypeInt)
+    return val.intval
 }
 func (c *Config) GetMetric(key string)(int64) {
-    if c.parsed {
-        upper := strings.ToUpper(key)
-        entry, ok := c.env[upper]
-        if ok {
-            return entry.parsed.intval
-        }
-    }
-    return 0
+    val := c.getRaw(key, TypeMetric)
+    return val.intval
 }
 func (c *Config) GetDirectory(key string)(string) {
-    if c.parsed {
-        upper := strings.ToUpper(key)
-        entry, ok := c.env[upper]
-        if ok {
-            return entry.parsed.strval
-        }
-    }
-    return ""
+    val := c.getRaw(key, TypeDirectory)
+    return val.strval
 }
 func (c *Config) GetString(key string)(string) {
-    if c.parsed {
-        upper := strings.ToUpper(key)
-        entry, ok := c.env[upper]
-        if ok {
-            return entry.parsed.strval
-        }
-    }
-    return ""
+    val := c.getRaw(key, TypeString)
+    return val.strval
 }
 func (c *Config) GetDuration(key string)(time.Duration) {
-    if c.parsed {
-        upper := strings.ToUpper(key)
-        entry, ok := c.env[upper]
-        if ok {
-            return entry.parsed.durval
-        }
-    }
-    return time.Duration(0)
+    val := c.getRaw(key, TypeDuration)
+    return val.durval
 }
 func (c *Config) GetBool(key string)(bool) {
-    if c.parsed {
-        upper := strings.ToUpper(key)
-        entry, ok := c.env[upper]
-        if ok {
-            return entry.parsed.boolval
-        }
-    }
-    return false
+    val := c.getRaw(key, TypeBool)
+    return val.boolval
 }
 
 func getFirstRune(str string)(rune) {