diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_alb_target_group.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_alb_target_group.go
index 96ecd0d42..01f96b327 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_alb_target_group.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_alb_target_group.go
@@ -258,11 +258,19 @@ func resourceAwsAlbTargetGroupRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	for _, attr := range attrResp.Attributes {
 		switch *attr.Key {
 		case "stickiness.enabled":
-			stickinessMap["enabled"] = *attr.Value
+			enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(*attr.Value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error converting stickiness.enabled to bool: %s", *attr.Value)
+			}
+			stickinessMap["enabled"] = enabled
 		case "stickiness.type":
 			stickinessMap["type"] = *attr.Value
 		case "stickiness.lb_cookie.duration_seconds":
-			stickinessMap["cookie_duration"] = *attr.Value
+			duration, err := strconv.Atoi(*attr.Value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error converting stickiness.lb_cookie.duration_seconds to int: %s", *attr.Value)
+			}
+			stickinessMap["cookie_duration"] = duration
 		case "deregistration_delay.timeout_seconds":
 			timeout, err := strconv.Atoi(*attr.Value)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -271,7 +279,10 @@ func resourceAwsAlbTargetGroupRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 			d.Set("deregistration_delay", timeout)
 		}
 	}
-	d.Set("stickiness", []interface{}{stickinessMap})
+
+	if err := d.Set("stickiness", []interface{}{stickinessMap}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }