diff --git a/lib/MetaCPAN/Script/Tickets.pm b/lib/MetaCPAN/Script/Tickets.pm
index 05ce5dac5..bd4120bda 100644
--- a/lib/MetaCPAN/Script/Tickets.pm
+++ b/lib/MetaCPAN/Script/Tickets.pm
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ sub parse_tsv {
             if !$row->{dist};
         $summary{ $row->{dist} }{'bugs'}{'rt'} = {
             source => $self->rt_dist_url( $row->{dist} ),
-            active => $row->{active},
-            closed => $row->{inactive},
+            active => $row->{active} + 0,
+            closed => $row->{inactive} + 0,
             map { $_ => $row->{$_} + 0 }
                 grep { not /^(dist|active|inactive)$/ }
                 keys %$row,