diff --git a/src/data_agent_osisoft_pi/connector.py b/src/data_agent_osisoft_pi/connector.py
index 41f4682..3a6f623 100644
--- a/src/data_agent_osisoft_pi/connector.py
+++ b/src/data_agent_osisoft_pi/connector.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def __init__(self, conn_name="pi_client", server_name="default", **kwargs):
         self._server = None
         self._server_name = server_name
         self._page_size = (
-            kwargs["page_size"] if "page_size" in kwargs else DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
+            int(kwargs["page_size"]) if "page_size" in kwargs else DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
         )
 
     @staticmethod