diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index 36630c5629d..1e5445372f7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ def get_config(parser, section, key, env_var, default_value, value_type=None, ex
             pass
     if value is None:
         value = default_value
-    try:
-        value = config.ensure_type(value, value_type)
-    except:
-        pass
+
+    value = ensure_type(value, value_type)
 
     return value