diff --git a/config/ide-helper.php b/config/ide-helper.php
index e575923..24a6e28 100644
--- a/config/ide-helper.php
+++ b/config/ide-helper.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php 
+<?php
 
 return array(
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ return array(
             'emergency' => 'Monolog\Logger::addEmergency',
         )
     ),
-    
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Interface implementations
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ return array(
     | are detected by the helpers, others can be listed below.
     |
     */
-    
+
     'interfaces' => array(
 
     ),
@@ -142,4 +142,16 @@ return array(
      */
     'model_camel_case_properties' => false,
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Property Casts
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Cast the given "real type" to the given "type".
+    |
+    */
+   'type_overrides' => array(
+        'integer' => 'int',
+        'boolean' => 'bool',
+   ),
 );
diff --git a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
index d1324fc..1cb817f 100644
--- a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
         }
 
         return $output;
-
     }
 
 
@@ -279,11 +278,24 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
             if (!isset($this->properties[$name])) {
                 continue;
             } else {
-                $this->properties[$name]['type'] = $realType;
+                $this->properties[$name]['type'] = $this->getTypeOverride($realType);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the overide type for the give type.
+     *
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getTypeOverride($type)
+    {
+        $typeOverrides = $this->laravel['config']->get('ide-helper.type_overrides', array());
+
+        return isset($typeOverrides[$type]) ? $typeOverrides[$type] : $type;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load the properties from the database table.
      *
diff --git a/src/Generator.php b/src/Generator.php
index c403e24..693f682 100644
--- a/src/Generator.php
+++ b/src/Generator.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Generator
     {
         $defaultUserModel = config('auth.providers.users.model', config('auth.model', 'App\User'));
         $this->interfaces['\Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable'] = $defaultUserModel;
-        
+
         try {
             if (class_exists('Auth') && is_a('Auth', '\Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth', true)) {
                 if (class_exists('\Illuminate\Foundation\Application')) {
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ class Generator
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
         }
-
     }
 
     /**
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ class Generator
             if ($facade == 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis' && !class_exists('Predis\Client')) {
                 continue;
             }
-            
+
             $magicMethods = array_key_exists($name, $this->magic) ? $this->magic[$name] : array();
             $alias = new Alias($name, $facade, $magicMethods, $this->interfaces);
             if ($alias->isValid()) {
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ class Generator
           'Storage' => 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage',
           //'Validator' => 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator',
         ];
-        
+
         $facades = array_merge($facades, $this->config->get('app.aliases', []));
 
         // Only return the ones that actually exist