diff --git a/kit/cli/viper.go b/kit/cli/viper.go
index 2d453a51b2..621ed89aad 100644
--- a/kit/cli/viper.go
+++ b/kit/cli/viper.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Opt is a single command-line option
@@ -72,6 +73,20 @@ func NewCommand(p *Program) *cobra.Command {
 			cmd.Flags().IntVar(o.DestP.(*int), o.Flag, o.Default.(int), o.Desc)
 			viper.BindPFlag(o.Flag, cmd.Flags().Lookup(o.Flag))
 			*o.DestP.(*int) = viper.GetInt(o.Flag)
+		case *bool:
+			if o.Default == nil {
+				o.Default = false
+			}
+			cmd.Flags().BoolVar(o.DestP.(*bool), o.Flag, o.Default.(bool), o.Desc)
+			viper.BindPFlag(o.Flag, cmd.Flags().Lookup(o.Flag))
+			*o.DestP.(*bool) = viper.GetBool(o.Flag)
+		case *time.Duration:
+			if o.Default == nil {
+				o.Default = time.Duration(0)
+			}
+			cmd.Flags().DurationVar(o.DestP.(*time.Duration), o.Flag, o.Default.(time.Duration), o.Desc)
+			viper.BindPFlag(o.Flag, cmd.Flags().Lookup(o.Flag))
+			*o.DestP.(*time.Duration) = viper.GetDuration(o.Flag)
 		default:
 			// if you get a panic here, sorry about that!
 			// anyway, go ahead and make a PR and add another type.
diff --git a/kit/cli/viper_test.go b/kit/cli/viper_test.go
index 2061f563c8..2526d8fdde 100644
--- a/kit/cli/viper_test.go
+++ b/kit/cli/viper_test.go
@@ -3,17 +3,22 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func ExampleNewCommand() {
 	var monitorHost string
 	var number int
+	var sleep bool
+	var duration time.Duration
 	cmd := NewCommand(&Program{
 		Run: func() error {
 			fmt.Println(monitorHost)
 			for i := 0; i < number; i++ {
 				fmt.Printf("%d\n", i)
 			}
+			fmt.Println(sleep)
+			fmt.Println(duration)
 			return nil
 		},
 		Name: "myprogram",
@@ -30,6 +35,18 @@ func ExampleNewCommand() {
 				Default: 2,
 				Desc:    "number of times to loop",
 			},
+			{
+				DestP:   &sleep,
+				Flag:    "sleep",
+				Default: true,
+				Desc:    "whether to sleep",
+			},
+			{
+				DestP:   &duration,
+				Flag:    "duration",
+				Default: time.Minute,
+				Desc:    "how long to sleep",
+			},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -40,4 +57,6 @@ func ExampleNewCommand() {
 	// http://localhost:8086
 	// 0
 	// 1
+	// true
+	// 1m0s
 }