diff --git a/src/risotto/config.py b/src/risotto/config.py
index 2ae56d1..f04515d 100644
--- a/src/risotto/config.py
+++ b/src/risotto/config.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from os import environ
 
 
 CONFIGURATION_DIR = 'configurations'
+PROVIDER_FACTORY_CONFIG_DIR = environ.get('PROVIDER_FACTORY_CONFIG_DIR', 'factory')
 TMP_DIR = 'tmp'
 DEFAULT_USER = environ.get('DEFAULT_USER', 'Anonymous')
 DEFAULT_DSN = environ.get('DEFAULT_DSN', 'postgres:///risotto?host=/var/run/postgresql/&user=risotto')
@@ -31,4 +32,6 @@ def get_config():
                             'internal_release_name': 'none'},
             'submodule': {'allow_insecure_https': False,
                           'pki': '192.168.56.112'},
+            'provider': {'factory_configuration_dir': PROVIDER_FACTORY_CONFIG_DIR,
+                         'factory_configuration_filename': 'infra.json'},
             }
diff --git a/src/risotto/message.py b/src/risotto/message.py
index 415312f..da45424 100644
--- a/src/risotto/message.py
+++ b/src/risotto/message.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from os import listdir
 from os.path import join, basename, dirname, isfile
 from glob import glob
 from gettext import translation
-from tiramisu import StrOption, IntOption, BoolOption, ChoiceOption, OptionDescription, SymLinkOption, \
+from tiramisu import StrOption, IntOption, BoolOption, ChoiceOption, OptionDescription, SymLinkOption, FloatOption, \
                      Calculation, Params, ParamOption, ParamValue, calc_value, calc_value_property_help, \
                      groups, Option
 from yaml import load, SafeLoader
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class ParameterDefinition:
     def _valid_type(self, typ):
         if typ.startswith('[]'):
             self._valid_type(typ[2:])
-        elif typ not in ['Boolean', 'String', 'Number', 'File', 'Dict', 'Any']:
+        elif typ not in ['Boolean', 'String', 'Number', 'File', 'Dict', 'Any', 'Float']:
             raise Exception(_('unknown parameter type: {}').format(typ))
 
 
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ class CustomParam:
                  'number': 'Number',
                  'object': 'Dict',
                  'array': 'Array',
-                 'file': 'File'}
+                 'file': 'File',
+                 'float': 'Float'}
 
         if typ not in list(types.keys()):
             # validate after
@@ -463,6 +464,8 @@ def _get_option(name,
         obj = IntOption(**kwargs)
     elif type_ == 'Boolean':
         obj = BoolOption(**kwargs)
+    elif type_ == 'Float':
+        obj = FloatOption(**kwargs)
     else:
         raise Exception('unsupported type {} in {}'.format(type_, file_path))
     obj.impl_set_information('ref', arg.ref)
@@ -513,6 +516,7 @@ def _parse_responses(message_def,
                   'Number': IntOption,
                   'Boolean': BoolOption,
                   'Dict': DictOption,
+                  'Float': FloatOption,
                   # FIXME
                   'File': StrOption}.get(type_)
         if not option: