diff --git a/app/vmagent/remotewrite/client.go b/app/vmagent/remotewrite/client.go
index a169f774b..2ffdfab12 100644
--- a/app/vmagent/remotewrite/client.go
+++ b/app/vmagent/remotewrite/client.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -21,11 +20,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	sendTimeout = flag.Duration("remoteWrite.sendTimeout", time.Minute, "Timeout for sending a single block of data to -remoteWrite.url")
+	sendTimeout = flagutil.NewArrayDuration("remoteWrite.sendTimeout", "Timeout for sending a single block of data to -remoteWrite.url")
 	proxyURL    = flagutil.NewArray("remoteWrite.proxyURL", "Optional proxy URL for writing data to -remoteWrite.url. Supported proxies: http, https, socks5. "+
 		"Example: -remoteWrite.proxyURL=socks5://proxy:1234")
 
-	tlsInsecureSkipVerify = flag.Bool("remoteWrite.tlsInsecureSkipVerify", false, "Whether to skip tls verification when connecting to -remoteWrite.url")
+	tlsInsecureSkipVerify = flagutil.NewArrayBool("remoteWrite.tlsInsecureSkipVerify", "Whether to skip tls verification when connecting to -remoteWrite.url")
 	tlsCertFile           = flagutil.NewArray("remoteWrite.tlsCertFile", "Optional path to client-side TLS certificate file to use when connecting to -remoteWrite.url. "+
 		"If multiple args are set, then they are applied independently for the corresponding -remoteWrite.url")
 	tlsKeyFile = flagutil.NewArray("remoteWrite.tlsKeyFile", "Optional path to client-side TLS certificate key to use when connecting to -remoteWrite.url. "+
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ func newClient(argIdx int, remoteWriteURL, sanitizedURL string, fq *persistentqu
 		fq:             fq,
 		hc: &http.Client{
 			Transport: tr,
-			Timeout:   *sendTimeout,
+			Timeout:   sendTimeout.GetOptionalArgOrDefault(argIdx, time.Minute),
 		},
 		stopCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ func getTLSConfig(argIdx int) (*tls.Config, error) {
 		CertFile:           tlsCertFile.GetOptionalArg(argIdx),
 		KeyFile:            tlsKeyFile.GetOptionalArg(argIdx),
 		ServerName:         tlsServerName.GetOptionalArg(argIdx),
-		InsecureSkipVerify: *tlsInsecureSkipVerify,
+		InsecureSkipVerify: tlsInsecureSkipVerify.GetOptionalArg(argIdx),
 	}
 	if c.CAFile == "" && c.CertFile == "" && c.KeyFile == "" && c.ServerName == "" && !c.InsecureSkipVerify {
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/lib/flagutil/array.go b/lib/flagutil/array.go
index d4454795f..51f7d2f5b 100644
--- a/lib/flagutil/array.go
+++ b/lib/flagutil/array.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // NewArray returns new Array with the given name and description.
@@ -16,6 +17,24 @@ func NewArray(name, description string) *Array {
 	return &a
 }
 
+// NewArrayDuration returns new ArrayDuration with the given name and description.
+func NewArrayDuration(name, description string) *ArrayDuration {
+	description += "\nSupports `array` of values separated by comma" +
+		" or specified via multiple flags."
+	var a ArrayDuration
+	flag.Var(&a, name, description)
+	return &a
+}
+
+// NewArrayBool returns new ArrayBool with the given name and description.
+func NewArrayBool(name, description string) *ArrayBool {
+	description += "\nSupports `array` of values separated by comma" +
+		" or specified via multiple flags."
+	var a ArrayBool
+	flag.Var(&a, name, description)
+	return &a
+}
+
 // Array is a flag that holds an array of values.
 //
 // It may be set either by specifying multiple flags with the given name
@@ -124,3 +143,83 @@ func (a *Array) GetOptionalArg(argIdx int) string {
 	}
 	return x[argIdx]
 }
+
+// ArrayBool is a flag that holds an array of booleans values.
+// have the same api as Array.
+type ArrayBool []bool
+
+// IsBoolFlag  implements flag.IsBoolFlag interface
+func (a *ArrayBool) IsBoolFlag() bool { return true }
+
+// String implements flag.Value interface
+func (a *ArrayBool) String() string {
+	formattedBools := make([]string, len(*a))
+	for i, v := range *a {
+		formattedBools[i] = strconv.FormatBool(v)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(formattedBools, ",")
+}
+
+// Set implements flag.Value interface
+func (a *ArrayBool) Set(value string) error {
+	values := parseArrayValues(value)
+	for _, v := range values {
+		b, err := strconv.ParseBool(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*a = append(*a, b)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetOptionalArg returns optional arg under the given argIdx.
+func (a *ArrayBool) GetOptionalArg(argIdx int) bool {
+	x := *a
+	if argIdx >= len(x) {
+		if len(x) == 1 {
+			return x[0]
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+	return x[argIdx]
+}
+
+// ArrayDuration is a flag that holds an array of time.Duration values.
+// have the same api as Array.
+type ArrayDuration []time.Duration
+
+// String implements flag.Value interface
+func (a *ArrayDuration) String() string {
+	formattedBools := make([]string, len(*a))
+	for i, v := range *a {
+		formattedBools[i] = v.String()
+	}
+	return strings.Join(formattedBools, ",")
+}
+
+// Set implements flag.Value interface
+func (a *ArrayDuration) Set(value string) error {
+	values := parseArrayValues(value)
+	for _, v := range values {
+		b, err := time.ParseDuration(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*a = append(*a, b)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetOptionalArgOrDefault returns optional arg under the given argIdx,
+// or default value, if argIdx not found.
+func (a *ArrayDuration) GetOptionalArgOrDefault(argIdx int, defaultValue time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	x := *a
+	if argIdx >= len(x) {
+		if len(x) == 1 {
+			return x[0]
+		}
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+	return x[argIdx]
+}
diff --git a/lib/flagutil/array_test.go b/lib/flagutil/array_test.go
index a29e59e17..7e27ab2ff 100644
--- a/lib/flagutil/array_test.go
+++ b/lib/flagutil/array_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
-var fooFlag Array
+var (
+	fooFlag         Array
+	fooFlagDuration ArrayDuration
+	fooFlagBool     ArrayBool
+)
 
 func init() {
-	os.Args = append(os.Args, "--fooFlag=foo", "--fooFlag=bar")
+	os.Args = append(os.Args, "--fooFlag=foo", "--fooFlag=bar", "--fooFlagDuration=10s", "--fooFlagDuration=5m")
+	os.Args = append(os.Args, "--fooFlagBool=true", "--fooFlagBool=false,true", "--fooFlagBool")
 	flag.Var(&fooFlag, "fooFlag", "test")
+	flag.Var(&fooFlagDuration, "fooFlagDuration", "test")
+	flag.Var(&fooFlagBool, "fooFlagBool", "test")
 }
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
@@ -91,3 +99,123 @@ func TestArrayString(t *testing.T) {
 	f(`", foo","b\"ar",`)
 	f(`,"\nfoo\\",bar`)
 }
+
+func TestArrayDuration(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := map[time.Duration]struct{}{
+		time.Second * 10: {},
+		time.Minute * 5:  {},
+	}
+	if len(expected) != len(fooFlagDuration) {
+		t.Errorf("len array flag (%d) is not equal to %d", len(fooFlag), len(expected))
+	}
+	for _, i := range fooFlagDuration {
+		if _, ok := expected[i]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected item in array %v", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestArrayDurationSet(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string, expectedValues []time.Duration) {
+		t.Helper()
+		var a ArrayDuration
+		_ = a.Set(s)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual([]time.Duration(a), expectedValues) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected values parsed;\ngot\n%q\nwant\n%q", a, expectedValues)
+		}
+	}
+	f("", nil)
+	f(`1m`, []time.Duration{time.Minute})
+	f(`5m,1s,1h`, []time.Duration{time.Minute * 5, time.Second, time.Hour})
+}
+
+func TestArrayDurationGetOptionalArg(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string, argIdx int, expectedValue time.Duration, defaultValue time.Duration) {
+		t.Helper()
+		var a ArrayDuration
+		_ = a.Set(s)
+		v := a.GetOptionalArgOrDefault(argIdx, defaultValue)
+		if v != expectedValue {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected value; got %q; want %q", v, expectedValue)
+		}
+	}
+	f("", 0, time.Second, time.Second)
+	f("", 1, time.Minute, time.Minute)
+	f("10s,1m", 1, time.Minute, time.Minute)
+	f("10s", 3, time.Second*10, time.Minute)
+}
+
+func TestArrayDurationString(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		var a ArrayDuration
+		_ = a.Set(s)
+		result := a.String()
+		if result != s {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected string;\ngot\n%s\nwant\n%s", result, s)
+		}
+	}
+	f("")
+	f("10s,1m0s")
+	f("5m0s,1s")
+}
+
+func TestArrayBool(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := []bool{
+		true, false, true, true,
+	}
+	if len(expected) != len(fooFlagBool) {
+		t.Errorf("len array flag (%d) is not equal to %d", len(fooFlag), len(expected))
+	}
+	for i, v := range fooFlagBool {
+		if v != expected[i] {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected item in array index=%v,value=%v,want=%v", i, v, expected[i])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestArrayBoolSet(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string, expectedValues []bool) {
+		t.Helper()
+		var a ArrayBool
+		_ = a.Set(s)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual([]bool(a), expectedValues) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected values parsed;\ngot\n%v\nwant\n%v", a, expectedValues)
+		}
+	}
+	f("", nil)
+	f(`true`, []bool{true})
+	f(`false,True,False`, []bool{false, true, false})
+}
+
+func TestArrayBoolGetOptionalArg(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string, argIdx int, expectedValue bool) {
+		t.Helper()
+		var a ArrayBool
+		_ = a.Set(s)
+		v := a.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+		if v != expectedValue {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected value; got %v; want %v", v, expectedValue)
+		}
+	}
+	f("", 0, false)
+	f("", 1, false)
+	f("true,true,false", 1, true)
+	f("true", 2, true)
+}
+
+func TestArrayBoolString(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		var a ArrayBool
+		_ = a.Set(s)
+		result := a.String()
+		if result != s {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected string;\ngot\n%s\nwant\n%s", result, s)
+		}
+	}
+	f("")
+	f("true")
+	f("true,false")
+	f("false,true")
+}