diff --git a/lib/Settings/AdminSettings.php b/lib/Settings/AdminSettings.php
index 102d96093b85513064b0877743262ec83eed1470..99dc8a9bb59f23f18802bde5619edbb3c9310b5d 100644
--- a/lib/Settings/AdminSettings.php
+++ b/lib/Settings/AdminSettings.php
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class AdminSettings implements ISettings {
 
             $configPastellUse = $this->config->getAppValue($this->appName, 'pastell_use', '');
 
-            $this->config->setAppValue($this->appName, 'pastell_use', $pastellUse);
+            $this->config->setAppValue($this->appName, 'pastell_use', intval($pastellUse));
 
             if ($pastellUse == 1 && $configPastellUse == 1) {
                 // check parameters