diff --git a/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake b/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake
index 0c3a281d4..120c6a204 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace :batch_add_issues do
     project = Project.find project_id
     count = 0
     if ENV['count'].present?
-      count = ENV['count']
+      count = ENV['count'].to_i
     end
 
     total_count = 2066 + 499 + 16675 + 451