diff --git a/ckanext-hdx_theme/ckanext/hdx_theme/util/jql.py b/ckanext-hdx_theme/ckanext/hdx_theme/util/jql.py
index f18e22fed0..f6268d9bf2 100644
--- a/ckanext-hdx_theme/ckanext/hdx_theme/util/jql.py
+++ b/ckanext-hdx_theme/ckanext/hdx_theme/util/jql.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 dogpile_config = {
-    'cache.redis.expiration_time': config.get('hdx.analytics.hours_for_results_in_cache', 24) * 60 * 60,
+    'cache.redis.expiration_time': int(config.get('hdx.analytics.hours_for_results_in_cache', 24)) * 60 * 60,
 }
 dogpile_config.update(dogpile_standard_config)