diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/net.py b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/net.py
index d625eb4e79..352e92212e 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/net.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/net.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class Net(quantum.QuantumResource):
     properties_schema = {'name': {'Type': 'String'},
                         'value_specs': {'Type': 'Map',
                                        'Default': {}},
-                        'admin_state_up': {'Default': True},
+                        'admin_state_up': {'Default': True,
+                                          'Type': 'Boolean'},
     }
 
     def __init__(self, name, json_snippet, stack):
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/port.py b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/port.py
index d12e6755f7..ccdf31bdc5 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/port.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/port.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class Port(quantum.QuantumResource):
                         'name': {'Type': 'String'},
                         'value_specs': {'Type': 'Map',
                                        'Default': {}},
-                        'admin_state_up': {'Default': True},
+                        'admin_state_up': {'Default': True,
+                                          'Type': 'Boolean'},
                         'fixed_ips': {'Type': 'List',
                                       'Schema': {'Type': 'Map',
                                                  'Schema': fixed_ip_schema}},
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/router.py b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/router.py
index c4336872eb..852a864ebc 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/router.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/router.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Router(quantum.QuantumResource):
                         'value_specs': {'Type': 'Map',
                                        'Default': {}},
                         'admin_state_up': {'Type': 'Boolean',
-                                      'Default': True},
+                                          'Default': True},
     }
 
     def __init__(self, name, json_snippet, stack):
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/subnet.py b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/subnet.py
index 83f4be3bcd..1334903e90 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/quantum/subnet.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/quantum/subnet.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class Subnet(quantum.QuantumResource):
                         'value_specs': {'Type': 'Map',
                                        'Default': {}},
                         'name': {'Type': 'String'},
-                        'admin_state_up': {'Default': True},
+                        'admin_state_up': {'Default': True,
+                                          'Type': 'Boolean'},
                         'ip_version': {'Type': 'Integer',
                                       'AllowedValues': [4, 6],
                                       'Default': 4},