diff --git a/friends_map/settings.py b/friends_map/settings.py
index ae58882..c5f66eb 100644
--- a/friends_map/settings.py
+++ b/friends_map/settings.py
@@ -160,6 +160,6 @@ CRISPY_TEMPLATE_PACK = 'bootstrap4'
 LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 
-USER_THRESHOLD = os.getenv('USER_THRESHOLD', 10)
+USER_THRESHOLD = int(os.getenv('USER_THRESHOLD', 10))
 
 django_heroku.settings(locals(), allowed_hosts=False, databases=DJANGO_ENV == 'prod')