diff --git a/nodescraper/configbuilder.py b/nodescraper/configbuilder.py
index 354ebc43..7823b95a 100644
--- a/nodescraper/configbuilder.py
+++ b/nodescraper/configbuilder.py
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ def _process_value(cls, value: Any) -> Optional[Union[dict, str, int, float, lis
             return_dict = {}
             for key, val in value.items():
                 return_dict[key] = cls._process_value(val)
+            return return_dict
+
+        if isinstance(value, list):
+            return_list = []
+            for item in value:
+                return_list.append(cls._process_value(item))
+            return return_list
 
         elif not isinstance(
             value,
diff --git a/nodescraper/pluginregistry.py b/nodescraper/pluginregistry.py
index 559d96f6..5abc2f84 100644
--- a/nodescraper/pluginregistry.py
+++ b/nodescraper/pluginregistry.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import inspect
 import pkgutil
 import types
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Iterable, Optional
 
 import nodescraper.connection as internal_connections
 import nodescraper.plugins as internal_plugins
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def load_connection_managers_from_entry_points() -> dict[str, type]:
         managers: dict[str, type] = {}
 
         try:
+            eps: Iterable
             try:
                 eps = importlib.metadata.entry_points(  # type: ignore[call-arg]
                     group="nodescraper.connection_managers"
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ def load_connection_managers_from_entry_points() -> dict[str, type]:
 
             for entry_point in eps:
                 try:
-                    loaded = entry_point.load()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                    loaded = entry_point.load()  # type: ignore[attr-defined, union-attr]
                     if not (
                         inspect.isclass(loaded)
                         and issubclass(loaded, ConnectionManager)
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ def load_plugins_from_entry_points() -> dict[str, type]:
         plugins = {}
 
         try:
+            eps: Iterable
             # Python 3.10+ supports group parameter
             try:
                 eps = importlib.metadata.entry_points(group="nodescraper.plugins")  # type: ignore[call-arg]
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ def load_plugins_from_entry_points() -> dict[str, type]:
 
             for entry_point in eps:
                 try:
-                    plugin_class = entry_point.load()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                    plugin_class = entry_point.load()  # type: ignore[attr-defined, union-attr]
 
                     if (
                         inspect.isclass(plugin_class)
diff --git a/nodescraper/typeutils.py b/nodescraper/typeutils.py
index cd7a4650..c77a9879 100644
--- a/nodescraper/typeutils.py
+++ b/nodescraper/typeutils.py
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ def get_model_types(cls, model: type[BaseModel]) -> dict[str, TypeData]:
             type_map[name] = TypeData(
                 type_classes=cls.process_type(field.annotation),
                 required=field.is_required(),
-                default=field.default,
+                default=(
+                    field.default_factory() if callable(field.default_factory) else field.default
+                ),
             )
 
         return type_map
diff --git a/test/unit/framework/common/shared_utils.py b/test/unit/framework/common/shared_utils.py
index 11e6f541..5b882549 100644
--- a/test/unit/framework/common/shared_utils.py
+++ b/test/unit/framework/common/shared_utils.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ def run(
         self,
         test_bool_arg: bool = True,
         test_str_arg: str = "test",
+        test_list_arg: list[int] = [1],  # noqa: B006
+        test_dict_arg: dict = {},  # noqa: B006
         test_model_arg: Optional[TestModelArg] = None,
     ):
         return PluginResult(
diff --git a/test/unit/framework/test_cli_helper.py b/test/unit/framework/test_cli_helper.py
index 3e09c108..7a29d888 100644
--- a/test/unit/framework/test_cli_helper.py
+++ b/test/unit/framework/test_cli_helper.py
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ def test_config_builder(plugin_registry):
         "TestPluginA": {
             "test_bool_arg": True,
             "test_str_arg": "test",
+            "test_list_arg": [1],
+            "test_dict_arg": {},
             "test_model_arg": {"model_attr": 123},
         },
         "ExamplePlugin": {},
diff --git a/test/unit/framework/test_config_builder.py b/test/unit/framework/test_config_builder.py
index 862d4011..ede3fac6 100644
--- a/test/unit/framework/test_config_builder.py
+++ b/test/unit/framework/test_config_builder.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ def test_config_builder(plugin_registry):
         "TestPluginA": {
             "test_bool_arg": True,
             "test_str_arg": "test",
+            "test_list_arg": [1],
+            "test_dict_arg": {},
             "test_model_arg": {"model_attr": 123},
         }
     }