diff --git a/gravitee-apim-rest-api/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp-core/src/main/java/io/gravitee/rest/api/idp/core/plugin/impl/IdentityProviderManagerImpl.java b/gravitee-apim-rest-api/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp-core/src/main/java/io/gravitee/rest/api/idp/core/plugin/impl/IdentityProviderManagerImpl.java
index 91728f3fd07..3c3177d1eeb 100644
--- a/gravitee-apim-rest-api/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp-core/src/main/java/io/gravitee/rest/api/idp/core/plugin/impl/IdentityProviderManagerImpl.java
+++ b/gravitee-apim-rest-api/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp/gravitee-apim-rest-api-idp-core/src/main/java/io/gravitee/rest/api/idp/core/plugin/impl/IdentityProviderManagerImpl.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package io.gravitee.rest.api.idp.core.plugin.impl;
 
 import io.gravitee.common.util.RelaxedPropertySource;
+import io.gravitee.node.api.secrets.model.Secret;
 import io.gravitee.plugin.core.api.Plugin;
 import io.gravitee.plugin.core.api.PluginContextFactory;
 import io.gravitee.plugin.core.internal.AnnotationBasedPluginContextConfigurer;
@@ -26,12 +27,17 @@
 import io.gravitee.rest.api.idp.core.plugin.IdentityProviderDefinition;
 import io.gravitee.rest.api.idp.core.plugin.IdentityProviderManager;
 import java.util.*;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.env.MutablePropertySources;
 import org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment;
@@ -129,6 +135,22 @@ public ConfigurableEnvironment environment() {
                             protected void customizePropertySources(MutablePropertySources propertySources) {
                                 propertySources.addFirst(new RelaxedPropertySource(plugin.id(), properties));
                                 super.customizePropertySources(propertySources);
+
+                                // add missing converters in this newly created environment
+                                // this syntax allows a property of any kind to be converted from a secret. eg. Secret +> String -> Double
+                                this.getConversionService()
+                                    .addConverterFactory(
+                                        new ConverterFactory<Secret, Object>() {
+                                            final ConversionService conversionService = DefaultConversionService.getSharedInstance();
+
+                                            @Nonnull
+                                            public <C> Converter<Secret, C> getConverter(@Nonnull Class<C> targetType) {
+                                                return source -> conversionService.convert(source.asString(), targetType);
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    );
+                                // byte[] has to be created separately
+                                this.getConversionService().addConverter(Secret.class, String.class, Secret::asString);
                             }
                         };
                     }