diff --git a/server/core/config.c b/server/core/config.c
index b72812b98..6bc9f04c9 100644
--- a/server/core/config.c
+++ b/server/core/config.c
@@ -1946,10 +1946,9 @@ check_config_objects(CONFIG_CONTEXT *context)
             }
             else if (!strcmp(type, "monitor"))
             {
-                // TODO: Declare monitor parameters
-                //param_set = monitor_params;
-                //module = config_get_value(obj->parameters, "module");
-                //module_type = MODULE_MONITOR;
+                param_set = monitor_params;
+                module = config_get_value(obj->parameters, "module");
+                module_type = MODULE_MONITOR;
             }
             else if (!strcmp(type, "filter"))
             {
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.c b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.c
index 273d4f1a5..374c12915 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.c
@@ -77,7 +77,15 @@ MXS_MODULE* MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
         MONITOR_VERSION,
         "A Galera cluster monitor",
         "V2.0.0",
-        &MyObject
+        &MyObject,
+        {
+            {"disable_master_failback", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {"available_when_donor", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {"disable_master_role_setting", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {"root_node_as_master", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "true"},
+            {"use_priority", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {MXS_END_MODULE_PARAMS}
+        }
     };
 
     return &info;
@@ -107,41 +115,21 @@ startMonitor(MONITOR *mon, const CONFIG_PARAMETER *params)
         }
         handle->shutdown = 0;
         handle->id = MONITOR_DEFAULT_ID;
-        handle->disableMasterFailback = 0;
-        handle->availableWhenDonor = 0;
-        handle->disableMasterRoleSetting = false;
         handle->master = NULL;
         handle->script = NULL;
-        handle->root_node_as_master = true;
-        handle->use_priority = false;
         memset(handle->events, false, sizeof(handle->events));
         spinlock_init(&handle->lock);
     }
 
+    handle->disableMasterFailback = config_get_bool(params, "disable_master_failback");
+    handle->availableWhenDonor = config_get_bool(params, "available_when_donor");
+    handle->disableMasterRoleSetting = config_get_bool(params, "disable_master_role_setting");
+    handle->root_node_as_master = config_get_bool(params, "root_node_as_master");
+    handle->use_priority = config_get_bool(params, "use_priority");
 
     while (params)
     {
-        if (!strcmp(params->name, "disable_master_failback"))
-        {
-            handle->disableMasterFailback = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "available_when_donor"))
-        {
-            handle->availableWhenDonor = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "disable_master_role_setting"))
-        {
-            handle->disableMasterRoleSetting = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "root_node_as_master"))
-        {
-            handle->root_node_as_master = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "use_priority"))
-        {
-            handle->use_priority = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "script"))
+        if (!strcmp(params->name, "script"))
         {
             if (externcmd_can_execute(params->value))
             {
@@ -450,8 +438,8 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
          * round.
          */
         if (nrounds != 0 &&
-                (((nrounds * MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) % mon->interval) >=
-                MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) && (!mon->server_pending_changes))
+            (((nrounds * MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) % mon->interval) >=
+             MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) && (!mon->server_pending_changes))
         {
             nrounds += 1;
             continue;
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mmmon/mmmon.c b/server/modules/monitor/mmmon/mmmon.c
index bb44ee751..99d2ca004 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mmmon/mmmon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mmmon/mmmon.c
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ MXS_MODULE* MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
         MONITOR_VERSION,
         "A Multi-Master Multi Master monitor",
         "V1.1.1",
-        &MyObject
+        &MyObject,
+        {
+            {"detect_stale_master", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {MXS_END_MODULE_PARAMS}
+        }
     };
 
     return &info;
@@ -113,18 +117,15 @@ startMonitor(MONITOR *mon, const CONFIG_PARAMETER *params)
         handle->id = MONITOR_DEFAULT_ID;
         handle->master = NULL;
         handle->script = NULL;
-        handle->detectStaleMaster = false;
         memset(handle->events, false, sizeof(handle->events));
         spinlock_init(&handle->lock);
     }
 
+    handle->detectStaleMaster = config_get_bool(params, "detect_stale_master");
+
     while (params)
     {
-        if (!strcmp(params->name, "detect_stale_master"))
-        {
-            handle->detectStaleMaster = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "script"))
+        if (!strcmp(params->name, "script"))
         {
             if (externcmd_can_execute(params->value))
             {
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
          */
         if (nrounds != 0 &&
             (((nrounds * MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) % mon->interval) >=
-            MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) && (!mon->server_pending_changes))
+             MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) && (!mon->server_pending_changes))
         {
             nrounds += 1;
             continue;
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h b/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h
index 92fc3584b..753e9c367 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 
 MXS_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define MYSQLMON_DEFAULT_FAILCOUNT 5
-
 /**
  * The handle for an instance of a MySQL Monitor module
  */
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon/mysql_mon.c b/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon/mysql_mon.c
index 1dff9dd6f..22bc90b02 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon/mysql_mon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mysqlmon/mysql_mon.c
@@ -112,7 +112,17 @@ MXS_MODULE* MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
         MONITOR_VERSION,
         "A MySQL Master/Slave replication monitor",
         "V1.5.0",
-        &MyObject
+        &MyObject,
+        {
+            {"detect_replication_lag", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {"detect_stale_master", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "true"},
+            {"detect_stale_slave",  MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "true"},
+            {"mysql51_replication", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {"multimaster", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {"failover", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
+            {"failcount", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_COUNT, "5"},
+            {MXS_END_MODULE_PARAMS}
+        }
     };
 
     return &info;
@@ -238,14 +248,7 @@ startMonitor(MONITOR *monitor, const CONFIG_PARAMETER* params)
         handle->server_info = server_info;
         handle->shutdown = 0;
         handle->id = config_get_gateway_id();
-        handle->replicationHeartbeat = 0;
-        handle->detectStaleMaster = true;
-        handle->detectStaleSlave = true;
         handle->script = NULL;
-        handle->multimaster = false;
-        handle->mysql51_replication = false;
-        handle->failover = false;
-        handle->failcount = MYSQLMON_DEFAULT_FAILCOUNT;
         handle->warn_failover = true;
         memset(handle->events, false, sizeof(handle->events));
         spinlock_init(&handle->lock);
@@ -254,38 +257,17 @@ startMonitor(MONITOR *monitor, const CONFIG_PARAMETER* params)
     /** This should always be reset to NULL */
     handle->master = NULL;
 
+    handle->detectStaleMaster = config_get_bool(params, "detect_stale_master");
+    handle->detectStaleSlave = config_get_bool(params, "detect_stale_slave");
+    handle->replicationHeartbeat = config_get_bool(params, "detect_replication_lag");
+    handle->multimaster = config_get_bool(params, "multimaster");
+    handle->failover = config_get_bool(params, "failover");
+    handle->failcount = config_get_integer(params, "failcount");
+    handle->mysql51_replication = config_get_bool(params, "mysql51_replication");
+
     while (params)
     {
-        if (!strcmp(params->name, "detect_stale_master"))
-        {
-            handle->detectStaleMaster = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "detect_stale_slave"))
-        {
-            handle->detectStaleSlave = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "detect_replication_lag"))
-        {
-            handle->replicationHeartbeat = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "multimaster"))
-        {
-            handle->multimaster = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "failover"))
-        {
-            handle->failover = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "failcount"))
-        {
-            handle->failcount = atoi(params->value);
-            if (handle->failcount <= 0)
-            {
-                MXS_ERROR("[%s] Invalid value for 'failcount': %s", monitor->name, params->value);
-                error = true;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "script"))
+        if (!strcmp(params->name, "script"))
         {
             if (externcmd_can_execute(params->value))
             {
@@ -308,10 +290,6 @@ startMonitor(MONITOR *monitor, const CONFIG_PARAMETER* params)
                 have_events = true;
             }
         }
-        else if (!strcmp(params->name, "mysql51_replication"))
-        {
-            handle->mysql51_replication = config_truth_value(params->value);
-        }
         params = params->next;
     }
 
@@ -1123,7 +1101,7 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
          */
         if (nrounds != 0 &&
             (((nrounds * MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) % mon->interval) >=
-            MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) && (!mon->server_pending_changes))
+             MON_BASE_INTERVAL_MS) && (!mon->server_pending_changes))
         {
             nrounds += 1;
             continue;
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon/ndbclustermon.c b/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon/ndbclustermon.c
index f5c7e1878..a3f03664a 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon/ndbclustermon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon/ndbclustermon.c
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ MXS_MODULE* MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
         MONITOR_VERSION,
         "A MySQL cluster SQL node monitor",
         "V2.1.0",
-        &MyObject
+        &MyObject,
+        {
+            {MXS_END_MODULE_PARAMS} // No parameters
+        }
     };
 
     return &info;