diff --git a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
index 24006ea0d6..87bf0493af 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if (ext.cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile == null && file('../release-signing.prop
 // Cast to appropriate types.
 ext.cdvBuildMultipleApks = cdvBuildMultipleApks == null ? false : cdvBuildMultipleApks.toBoolean();
 ext.cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit = cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit == null ? false : cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit.toBoolean();
-ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = cdvMinSdkVersion == null ? defaultMinSdkVersion : cdvMinSdkVersion
+ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = cdvMinSdkVersion == null ? defaultMinSdkVersion : Integer.parseInt('' + cdvMinSdkVersion)
 ext.cdvVersionCode = cdvVersionCode == null ? null : Integer.parseInt('' + cdvVersionCode)
 
 def computeBuildTargetName(debugBuild) {