diff --git a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/RetryInterceptor.java b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/RetryInterceptor.java
index 583abd1c6d5..3175285badc 100644
--- a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/RetryInterceptor.java
+++ b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/RetryInterceptor.java
@@ -241,21 +241,21 @@ private Object retry(InvocationContext invocationContext) throws Exception {
                 .orElse(retry.delay());
             // Look for a String and cast to ChronoUnit - Use the Common Sense Convertor
             ChronoUnit delayUnit = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
-                config, Retry.class, "delayUnit", invocationContext, ChronoUnit.class)
+                config, Retry.class, "delayUnit", invocationContext, String.class).map(ChronoUnit::valueOf)
                 .orElse(retry.delayUnit());
             long maxDuration = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
                 config, Retry.class, "maxDuration", invocationContext, Long.class)
                 .orElse(retry.maxDuration());
             // Look for a String and cast to ChronoUnit - Use the Common Sense Convertor
             ChronoUnit durationUnit = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
-                config, Retry.class, "durationUnit", invocationContext, ChronoUnit.class)
+                config, Retry.class, "durationUnit", invocationContext, String.class).map(ChronoUnit::valueOf)
                 .orElse(retry.durationUnit());
             long jitter = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
                 config, Retry.class, "jitter", invocationContext, Long.class)
                 .orElse(retry.jitter());
             // Look for a String and cast to ChronoUnit - Use the Common Sense Convertor
             ChronoUnit jitterDelayUnit = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
-                config, Retry.class, "jitterDelayUnit", invocationContext, ChronoUnit.class)
+                config, Retry.class, "jitterDelayUnit", invocationContext, String.class).map(ChronoUnit::valueOf)
                 .orElse(retry.jitterDelayUnit());
 
             long delayMillis = Duration.of(delay, delayUnit).toMillis();
diff --git a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/TimeoutInterceptor.java b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/TimeoutInterceptor.java
index 6541f27cb7c..315c8e4da13 100644
--- a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/TimeoutInterceptor.java
+++ b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/TimeoutInterceptor.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ private Object timeout(InvocationContext invocationContext) throws Exception {
                 .orElse(timeout.value());
         // Look for a String and cast to ChronoUnit - Use the Common Sense Convertor
         ChronoUnit unit = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(
-                config, Timeout.class, "unit", invocationContext, ChronoUnit.class)
+                config, Timeout.class, "unit", invocationContext, String.class).map(ChronoUnit::valueOf)
                 .orElse(timeout.unit());
 
         Future<?> timeoutFuture = null;
diff --git a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/fallback/FallbackPolicy.java b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/fallback/FallbackPolicy.java
index b3669a0d732..6d68bfddbca 100644
--- a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/fallback/FallbackPolicy.java
+++ b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/interceptors/fallback/FallbackPolicy.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import static fish.payara.microprofile.faulttolerance.FaultToleranceService.FALLBACK_HANDLER_METHOD_NAME;
 import fish.payara.microprofile.faulttolerance.cdi.FaultToleranceCdiUtils;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.interceptor.InvocationContext;
@@ -72,11 +73,12 @@ public class FallbackPolicy {
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public FallbackPolicy(Fallback fallback, Config config, InvocationContext invocationContext) 
             throws ClassNotFoundException {     
-        fallbackClass = (Class<? extends FallbackHandler<?>>) Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(
-                FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(config, Fallback.class, "value", 
-                        invocationContext, Class.class)
-                .orElse(fallback.value()).getName());
-        
+        Optional<String> className = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(config, Fallback.class, "value", 
+                invocationContext, String.class);
+        fallbackClass = className.isPresent()
+                ? (Class<? extends FallbackHandler<?>>) Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
+                        .loadClass(className.get())
+                : fallback.value();
         fallbackMethod = FaultToleranceCdiUtils.getOverrideValue(config, Fallback.class, 
                 "fallbackMethod", invocationContext, String.class) 
                 .orElse(fallback.fallbackMethod());
diff --git a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/validators/FallbackValidator.java b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/validators/FallbackValidator.java
index 1859f71b15a..e50acdc68c1 100644
--- a/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/validators/FallbackValidator.java
+++ b/appserver/payara-appserver-modules/microprofile/fault-tolerance/src/main/java/fish/payara/microprofile/faulttolerance/validators/FallbackValidator.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 package fish.payara.microprofile.faulttolerance.validators;
 
 import static fish.payara.microprofile.faulttolerance.FaultToleranceService.FALLBACK_HANDLER_METHOD_NAME;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 import fish.payara.microprofile.faulttolerance.cdi.FaultToleranceCdiUtils;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedMethod;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.Config;
@@ -71,13 +74,15 @@ public static void validateAnnotation(Fallback fallback, AnnotatedMethod<?> anno
                 .orElse(fallback.fallbackMethod());
         
         // Get the fallbackClass, and check that it can be found
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        Class<? extends FallbackHandler<?>> fallbackClass = (Class<? extends FallbackHandler<?>>) Thread.currentThread()
-                .getContextClassLoader().loadClass(FaultToleranceCdiUtils
+        Optional<String> fallbackClassName = FaultToleranceCdiUtils
                 .getOverrideValue(config, Fallback.class, "value", annotatedMethod.getJavaMember().getName(), 
-                annotatedMethod.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getCanonicalName(), Class.class)
-                .orElse(fallback.value()).getName()); 
-        
+                annotatedMethod.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getCanonicalName(), String.class);
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        Class<? extends FallbackHandler<?>> fallbackClass = fallbackClassName.isPresent() 
+            ? (Class<? extends FallbackHandler<?>>) Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
+                    .loadClass(fallbackClassName.get())
+            : fallback.value(); 
+
         // Validate the annotated method
         if (fallbackMethod != null && !fallbackMethod.isEmpty()) {
             if (fallbackClass != null && fallbackClass != Fallback.DEFAULT.class) {