diff --git a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/src/org/springframework/tooling/boot/ls/BootJavaPreferencesPage.java b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/src/org/springframework/tooling/boot/ls/BootJavaPreferencesPage.java
index 629ecf851..685c310da 100644
--- a/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/src/org/springframework/tooling/boot/ls/BootJavaPreferencesPage.java
+++ b/eclipse-language-servers/org.springframework.tooling.boot.ls/src/org/springframework/tooling/boot/ls/BootJavaPreferencesPage.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class BootJavaPreferencesPage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage implement
 		addField(new BooleanFieldEditor(Constants.PREF_LIVE_INFORMATION_AUTOMATIC_TRACKING_ENABLED, "Live Information - Automatic Process Tracking Enabled", fieldEditorParent));
 		addField(new StringFieldEditor(Constants.PREF_LIVE_INFORMATION_AUTOMATIC_TRACKING_DELAY, "Live Information - Automatic Process Tracking Delay in ms", fieldEditorParent));
 		
-		addField(new BooleanFieldEditor(Constants.PREF_LIVE_INFORMATION_FETCH_DATA_RETRY_MAX_NO, "Live Information - Max number of retries (before giving up)", fieldEditorParent));
+		addField(new StringFieldEditor(Constants.PREF_LIVE_INFORMATION_FETCH_DATA_RETRY_MAX_NO, "Live Information - Max number of retries (before giving up)", fieldEditorParent));
 		addField(new StringFieldEditor(Constants.PREF_LIVE_INFORMATION_FETCH_DATA_RETRY_DELAY_IN_SECONDS, "Live Information - Delay between retries in seconds", fieldEditorParent));
 
 		addField(new BooleanFieldEditor(PreferenceConstants.HIGHLIGHT_CODELENS_PREFS, "Highlights CodeLens", fieldEditorParent) {