diff --git a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/astro-ghostcms.ts b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/astro-ghostcms.ts
index 88a6dc94..1ea43d48 100644
--- a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/astro-ghostcms.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/astro-ghostcms.ts
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ export default defineIntegration({
 
 				// Setup GhostCMS Theme Provider
 				localIntegration(
-					!options.ThemeProvider?.disableThemeProvider,
+					!options.ThemeProvider.disableThemeProvider,
 					"Theme Provider",
 					ghostThemeProvider({
-						theme: options.ThemeProvider?.theme,
+						theme: options.ThemeProvider.theme,
 						verbose,
 					})
 				);
diff --git a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/rssfeed/astro-ghostcms-rss.ts b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/rssfeed/astro-ghostcms-rss.ts
index d55dd18f..e2100c3f 100644
--- a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/rssfeed/astro-ghostcms-rss.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/rssfeed/astro-ghostcms-rss.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import c from "picocolors";
 export default defineIntegration({
 	name: "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-rss",
 	optionsSchema: z.object({
-		verbose: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
+		verbose: z.coerce.boolean().optional(),
 	}),
 	plugins: [...corePlugins],
 	setup({ options }) {
diff --git a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/satoriog/astro-ghostcms-satoriog.ts b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/satoriog/astro-ghostcms-satoriog.ts
index 7b2ec601..d8cc56c3 100644
--- a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/satoriog/astro-ghostcms-satoriog.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/satoriog/astro-ghostcms-satoriog.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import c from "picocolors";
 export default defineIntegration({
 	name: "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-satoriog",
 	optionsSchema: z.object({
-		verbose: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
+		verbose: z.coerce.boolean().optional(),
 	}),
 	plugins: [...corePlugins],
 	setup({ options }) {
diff --git a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/themeprovider/astro-ghostcms-themeprovider.ts b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/themeprovider/astro-ghostcms-themeprovider.ts
index c43fe756..4a463756 100644
--- a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/themeprovider/astro-ghostcms-themeprovider.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/integrations/themeprovider/astro-ghostcms-themeprovider.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@ import c from "picocolors";
 export default defineIntegration({
 	name: "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-themeprovider",
 	optionsSchema: z.object({
-		theme: z
-			.string()
-			.optional()
-			.default("@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-theme-default"),
-		verbose: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
+		theme: z.string(),
+		verbose: z.coerce.boolean().optional(),
 	}),
 	plugins: [...corePlugins],
 	setup({ options }) {
 		const { resolve } = createResolver(import.meta.url);
 
+		const DEFAULT_THEME = "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-theme-default";
+
 		return {
 			"astro:config:setup": ({ watchIntegration, injectRoute, logger }) => {
 				watchIntegration(resolve());
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export default defineIntegration({
 				);
 
 
-				if (options.theme === "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-theme-default") {
+				if (options.theme === DEFAULT_THEME) {
 					verboseLogsInfo(
 							c.blue("No theme is set, injecting default theme"),
 						);
diff --git a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.test.ts b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.test.ts
index 72705928..1c394da8 100644
--- a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.test.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe("GhostUserConfigSchema", () => {
 			enableRSSFeed: true,
 			enableOGImages: true,
 			verbose: false,
+			Integrations: {},
 		};
 
 		const result = GhostUserConfigSchema.safeParse(validConfig);
diff --git a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.ts b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.ts
index 23455f06..10ad2a75 100644
--- a/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.ts
+++ b/packages/astro-ghostcms/src/schemas/userconfig.ts
@@ -13,34 +13,38 @@ export const GhostUserConfigSchema = z.object({
 	 *     })
 	 *   ],
 	 * }); */
-	ghostURL: z.string().url().optional(),
+	ghostURL: z.coerce.string().url("Must be a URL").optional(),
+	/** OPTIONAL - Configure the Theme Provider 
+	 * @ This option allows the user to configure the Theme Provider
+	 */
 	ThemeProvider: z
 		.object({
 			/** OPTIONAL - Disable the theme provider
 			 * @default false
 			 */
-			disableThemeProvider: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
+			disableThemeProvider: z.coerce.boolean(),
 			/** OPTIONAL - Set the theme you want to use
 			 * @default "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-theme-default"
 			 */
-			theme: z
-				.string()
-				.optional()
-				.default("@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-theme-default"),
+			theme: z.string(),
 		})
-		.optional(),
+		.optional()
+		.default({
+			disableThemeProvider: false,
+			theme: "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-theme-default"
+		}),
 	/** Allows the user to disable the provided 404 page */
-	disableDefault404: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
+	disableDefault404: z.coerce.boolean().optional(),
 	/** Allows the user to disable the provided RSS Feed */
-	enableRSSFeed: z.boolean().optional().default(true),
+	enableRSSFeed: z.coerce.boolean().optional().default(true),
 	/** Allows the user to Enable or Disable the default Satori OG Image Generation
 	 * @default true
 	 */
-	enableOGImages: z.boolean().optional().default(true),
+	enableOGImages: z.coerce.boolean().optional().default(true),
 	/** Allows the user to turn on/off Full Console Logs
 	 * @default true
 	 */
-	verbose: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
+	verbose: z.coerce.boolean().optional(),
 	/** OPTIONAL - Integrations Configuration
 	 * This option allows the user to configure the included integrations
 	 * Options shown are the availble options
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ export const GhostUserConfigSchema = z.object({
 			 */
 			sitemap: z.custom<SitemapOptions>().optional(),
 		})
-		.optional(),
+		.optional().default({}),
 });
 
 /** USER CONFIGURATION SCHEMA */
diff --git a/playgrounds/astro-playground/astro.config.mjs b/playgrounds/astro-playground/astro.config.mjs
index a24919e3..56707f73 100644
--- a/playgrounds/astro-playground/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/playgrounds/astro-playground/astro.config.mjs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			ThemeProvider: {
 				theme: "@matthiesenxyz/astro-ghostcms-brutalbyelian",
 			},
-			verbose: false,
+			verbose: true,
 		}),
 	],
 });