diff --git a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Handlers/AbstractPostCommandHandler.php b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Handlers/AbstractPostCommandHandler.php
index da33bc4dd8..d241a0f5e1 100644
--- a/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Handlers/AbstractPostCommandHandler.php
+++ b/src/Ushahidi/Modules/V5/Actions/Post/Handlers/AbstractPostCommandHandler.php
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ protected function savePostValues(Post $post, array $post_content, int $post_id)
                 }
 
 
-
                 $class_name = "Ushahidi\Modules\V5\Models\PostValues\Post" . ucfirst($type);
                 if (!class_exists($class_name) &&
                     in_array(
@@ -105,6 +104,10 @@ protected function savePostValues(Post $post, array $post_content, int $post_id)
                 $value_meta = $field['value']['value_meta'] ?? [];
                 $value_translations = $field['value']['translations'] ?? [];
 
+                if ($type === 'int' && isset($value)) {
+                    $value = (int) $value;
+                }
+
                 if ($type === 'geometry') {
                     if (is_string($value) && $value === '') {
                         $value = null;