diff --git a/src/Templates/WorkflowTemplate.php b/src/Templates/WorkflowTemplate.php
index 2ff85dfd..b3df7f72 100644
--- a/src/Templates/WorkflowTemplate.php
+++ b/src/Templates/WorkflowTemplate.php
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
  */
 class WorkflowTemplate
 {
+    // these are loosely typed to allow for easy conversion from YAML and backwards compatibility
+    // e.g. version is likely to be an int, though the DB column it goes into is a Varchar
     protected $name;
     protected $description;
     protected $version;
@@ -92,29 +94,29 @@ public function __construct($name, $description = '', $version = '0.0', $remindD
         $this->sort = $sort;
     }
 
-    public function getName()
+    public function getName(): string
     {
-        return $this->name;
+        return (string) $this->name;
     }
 
-    public function getVersion()
+    public function getVersion(): string
     {
-        return $this->version;
+        return (string) $this->version;
     }
 
-    public function getDescription()
+    public function getDescription(): string
     {
-        return $this->description;
+        return (string) $this->description;
     }
 
-    public function getRemindDays()
+    public function getRemindDays(): int
     {
-        return $this->remindDays;
+        return (int) $this->remindDays;
     }
 
-    public function getSort()
+    public function getSort(): int
     {
-        return $this->sort;
+        return (int) $this->sort;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/behat/features/workflow-history.feature b/tests/behat/features/workflow-history.feature
index 2ff88130..14384635 100644
--- a/tests/behat/features/workflow-history.feature
+++ b/tests/behat/features/workflow-history.feature
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Feature: Workflow Actions history
     And I go to "/admin/pages"
     Then I should see "About Us" in the tree
 
+@sboyd
   Scenario: I can see page edits as a diff in the Workflow Actions tab
     When I click on "About Us" in the tree
     Then I should see an edit page form