diff --git a/hellmbot/env.py b/hellmbot/env.py
index 447ace4..06f8efe 100644
--- a/hellmbot/env.py
+++ b/hellmbot/env.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ENV(object):
         env = environ.get("CIRCLES_COUNT")
         if env is None:
             env = 9
-        return env
+        return int(env)
 
     @property
     def CLIENT_ID(self) -> str: