diff --git a/src/paperless/settings/__init__.py b/src/paperless/settings/__init__.py
index 052ac60d4..3cdbb7b1f 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings/__init__.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ if _CHANNELS_BACKEND.startswith("channels_redis."):
 ###############################################################################
 
 EMAIL_HOST: Final[str] = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_HOST", "localhost")
-EMAIL_PORT: Final[int] = int(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_PORT", 25))
+EMAIL_PORT: Final[int] = get_int_from_env("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_PORT", 25)
 EMAIL_HOST_USER: Final[str] = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_HOST_USER", "")
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: Final[str] = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD", "")
 DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL: Final[str] = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_EMAIL_FROM", EMAIL_HOST_USER)
@@ -378,8 +378,9 @@ ACCOUNT_SESSION_REMEMBER = get_bool_from_env(
     "True",
 )
 SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = not ACCOUNT_SESSION_REMEMBER
-SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = int(
-    os.getenv("PAPERLESS_SESSION_COOKIE_AGE", 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 3),
+SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = get_int_from_env(
+    "PAPERLESS_SESSION_COOKIE_AGE",
+    60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 3,
 )
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#std-setting-SESSION_ENGINE
 SESSION_ENGINE = "django.contrib.sessions.backends.cached_db"
@@ -817,9 +818,9 @@ IGNORABLE_FILES: Final[list[str]] = [
     "Thumbs.db",
 ]
 
-CONSUMER_POLLING_INTERVAL = float(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_INTERVAL", 0))
+CONSUMER_POLLING_INTERVAL = get_float_from_env("PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_INTERVAL", 0)
 
-CONSUMER_STABILITY_DELAY = float(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_STABILITY_DELAY", 5))
+CONSUMER_STABILITY_DELAY = get_float_from_env("PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_STABILITY_DELAY", 5)
 
 CONSUMER_DELETE_DUPLICATES = get_bool_from_env("PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_DELETE_DUPLICATES")