diff --git a/archivebot-fix-queue-counters b/archivebot-fix-queue-counters
index e009d99..5c6a16c 100755
--- a/archivebot-fix-queue-counters
+++ b/archivebot-fix-queue-counters
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ r = redis.StrictRedis.from_url(os.environ.get('REDIS_URL', 'redis://127.0.0.1:16
 curDownloaded, curQueued = r.hmget(jobid, 'items_downloaded', 'items_queued')
 assert curDownloaded is not None and curQueued is not None, f'could not fetch downloaded and/or queued count for {jobid}'
 
-print(f'Current control node values: {curDownloaded}/{curQueued} (net {curQueued - curDownloaded})')
+print(f'Current control node values: {curDownloaded}/{curQueued} (net {int(curQueued) - int(curDownloaded)})')
 
 db = sqlite3.connect('wpull.db')
 cur = db.cursor()