diff --git a/modules/battery.c b/modules/battery.c
index 4f17de4..e6526f5 100644
--- a/modules/battery.c
+++ b/modules/battery.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
         {"name", true, &conf_verify_string},
-        {"poll-interval", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"poll-interval", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
         MODULE_COMMON_ATTRS,
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/i3.c b/modules/i3.c
index 5e5c80a..0ed6927 100644
--- a/modules/i3.c
+++ b/modules/i3.c
@@ -878,9 +878,9 @@ static bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
-        {"spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
-        {"left-spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
-        {"right-spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
+        {"left-spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
+        {"right-spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
         {"sort", false, &verify_sort},
         {"persistent", false, &verify_persistent},
         {"content", true, &verify_content},
diff --git a/modules/mpd.c b/modules/mpd.c
index bebd401..274fdc8 100644
--- a/modules/mpd.c
+++ b/modules/mpd.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
         {"host", true, &conf_verify_string},
-        {"port", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"port", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
         MODULE_COMMON_ATTRS,
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/network.c b/modules/network.c
index 06ada9b..3bff716 100644
--- a/modules/network.c
+++ b/modules/network.c
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
         {"name", true, &conf_verify_string},
-        {"poll-interval", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"poll-interval", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
         MODULE_COMMON_ATTRS,
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/removables.c b/modules/removables.c
index 04d2695..3a54379 100644
--- a/modules/removables.c
+++ b/modules/removables.c
@@ -652,9 +652,9 @@ static bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
-        {"spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
-        {"left-spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
-        {"right-spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
+        {"left-spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
+        {"right-spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
         {"ignore", false, &verify_ignore},
         MODULE_COMMON_ATTRS,
     };
diff --git a/modules/script.c b/modules/script.c
index 2ddd722..254aac4 100644
--- a/modules/script.c
+++ b/modules/script.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
         {"path", true, &conf_verify_path},
         {"args", false, &conf_verify_args},
-        {"poll-interval", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"poll-interval", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
         MODULE_COMMON_ATTRS,
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/sway-xkb.c b/modules/sway-xkb.c
index f4e7577..9841feb 100644
--- a/modules/sway-xkb.c
+++ b/modules/sway-xkb.c
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ static bool
 verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
 {
     static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
-        {"spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
-        {"left-spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
-        {"right-spacing", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        {"spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
+        {"left-spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
+        {"right-spacing", false, &conf_verify_unsigned},
         {"identifiers", true, &verify_identifiers},
         MODULE_COMMON_ATTRS,
     };