diff --git a/database/all/connection.go b/database/all/connection.go
index 9d18706..fcdc3a2 100644
--- a/database/all/connection.go
+++ b/database/all/connection.go
@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@ func Connect(allConnection map[string]interface{}) (database.Connection, error)
 			log.Printf("the output type '%s' has no configuration", dbType)
 			continue
 		}
-		dbConfigs, ok := configForType.([]map[string]interface{})
+		dbConfigs, ok := configForType.([]interface{})
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the output type '%s' has the wrong format", dbType)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the database type '%s' has the wrong format", dbType)
 		}
 
-		for _, config := range dbConfigs {
+		for _, dbConfig := range dbConfigs {
+			config, ok := dbConfig.(map[string]interface{})
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the database type '%s' has the wrong format", dbType)
+			}
 			if c, ok := config["enable"].(bool); ok && !c {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/database/all/internel_test.go b/database/all/internel_test.go
index ea9264e..21e871b 100644
--- a/database/all/internel_test.go
+++ b/database/all/internel_test.go
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			"b": nil,
-			"c": []map[string]interface{}{
-				{
+			"c": []interface{}{
+				map[string]interface{}{
 					"path": "c1",
 				},
 			},
 			// fetch continue command in Connect
-			"d": []map[string]interface{}{
-				{
+			"d": []interface{}{
+				map[string]interface{}{
 					"path": "d0",
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/output/all/output.go b/output/all/output.go
index 4861659..ae64c08 100644
--- a/output/all/output.go
+++ b/output/all/output.go
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ func Register(configuration map[string]interface{}) (output.Output, error) {
 			log.Printf("the output type '%s' has no configuration\n", outputType)
 			continue
 		}
-		outputConfigs, ok := configForOutput.([]map[string]interface{})
+		outputConfigs, ok := configForOutput.([]interface{})
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the output type '%s' has the wrong format", outputType)
 		}
-		for _, config := range outputConfigs {
+		for _, outputConfig := range outputConfigs {
+			config, ok := outputConfig.(map[string]interface{})
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("the output type '%s' has the wrong format", outputType)
+			}
 			if c, ok := config["enable"].(bool); ok && !c {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/output/all/output_test.go b/output/all/output_test.go
index 0373df4..75513bc 100644
--- a/output/all/output_test.go
+++ b/output/all/output_test.go
@@ -49,29 +49,29 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil, errors.New("blub")
 	})
 	allOutput, err := Register(map[string]interface{}{
-		"a": []map[string]interface{}{
-			{
+		"a": []interface{}{
+			map[string]interface{}{
 				"enable": false,
 				"path":   "a1",
 			},
-			{
+			map[string]interface{}{
 				"path": "a2",
 			},
-			{
+			map[string]interface{}{
 				"enable": true,
 				"path":   "a3",
 			},
 		},
 		"b": nil,
-		"c": []map[string]interface{}{
-			{
+		"c": []interface{}{
+			map[string]interface{}{
 				"path":   "c1",
 				"filter": map[string]interface{}{},
 			},
 		},
 		// fetch continue command in Connect
-		"d": []map[string]interface{}{
-			{
+		"d": []interface{}{
+			map[string]interface{}{
 				"path": "d0",
 			},
 		},