diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/config.py b/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/config.py
index f3f9dfefa..dae25ee4f 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/config.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/config.py
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ def atom(src, token):
             if token[1] == '-':
                 return int(token[-1], 0)
             else:
-                return int(token[1], 0)
+                if token[1].startswith('0x'):
+                    # Hex number so return unconverted as string.
+                    return token[1].decode('string-escape')
+                else:
+                    return int(token[1], 0)
         except ValueError:
             try:
                 return float(token[-1])