diff --git a/src/Fantomas.Core/FormatConfig.fs b/src/Fantomas.Core/FormatConfig.fs
index 0148806c1a..a6b201821b 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas.Core/FormatConfig.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas.Core/FormatConfig.fs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type MultilineFormatterType =
 
     static member OfConfigString(cfgString: string) =
         match cfgString with
-        | "character_width" -> Some(box MultilineFormatterType.CharacterWidth)
-        | "number_of_items" -> Some(box MultilineFormatterType.NumberOfItems)
+        | "character_width" -> Some MultilineFormatterType.CharacterWidth
+        | "number_of_items" -> Some MultilineFormatterType.NumberOfItems
         | _ -> None
 
 type MultilineBracketStyle =
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ type EndOfLineStyle =
 
     static member OfConfigString(eolString: string) =
         match eolString with
-        | "lf" -> Some(EndOfLineStyle.LF)
+        | "lf" -> Some EndOfLineStyle.LF
         | "cr" -> failwith "Carriage returns are not valid for F# code, please use one of 'lf' or 'crlf'"
-        | "crlf" -> Some(EndOfLineStyle.CRLF)
+        | "crlf" -> Some EndOfLineStyle.CRLF
         | _ -> None
 
 // NOTE: try to keep this list below in sync with the docs (e.g. Documentation.md)
diff --git a/src/Fantomas.Tests/EditorConfigurationTests.fs b/src/Fantomas.Tests/EditorConfigurationTests.fs
index 03439600cb..55854ed8d5 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas.Tests/EditorConfigurationTests.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas.Tests/EditorConfigurationTests.fs
@@ -504,6 +504,25 @@ fsharp_multiline_bracket_style = aligned
 
     Assert.AreEqual(Aligned, config.MultilineBracketStyle)
 
+[<Test>]
+let ``fsharp_multiline_bracket_style = cramped`` () =
+    let rootDir = tempName ()
+
+    let editorConfig =
+        """
+[*.fs]
+fsharp_multiline_bracket_style = cramped
+"""
+
+    use configFixture =
+        new ConfigurationFile(defaultConfig, rootDir, content = editorConfig)
+
+    use fsharpFile = new FSharpFile(rootDir)
+
+    let config = EditorConfig.readConfiguration fsharpFile.FSharpFile
+
+    Assert.AreEqual(Cramped, config.MultilineBracketStyle)
+
 [<Test>]
 let ``fsharp_multiline_block_brackets_on_same_column = true`` () =
     let rootDir = tempName ()
diff --git a/src/Fantomas/EditorConfig.fs b/src/Fantomas/EditorConfig.fs
index 77be04694a..a0751a4cc3 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas/EditorConfig.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas/EditorConfig.fs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ let parseOptionsFromEditorConfig
         match editorConfigProperties.TryGetValue(editorConfigName) with
         | true, Number n -> n
         | true, Boolean b -> b
-        | true, MultilineFormatterType mft -> mft
+        | true, MultilineFormatterType mft -> box mft
         | true, EndOfLineStyle eol -> box eol
         | true, BracketStyle bs -> box bs
         | _ -> defaultValue)