diff --git a/api/ECNQueue.py b/api/ECNQueue.py
index b3abb35..af982fe 100644
--- a/api/ECNQueue.py
+++ b/api/ECNQueue.py
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ class Item:
 
 	def __init__(self, queue: str, number: int) -> None:
 		self.queue = queue
-		self.number = number
+		try:
+			self.number = int(number)
+		except ValueError:
+			raise ValueError("Could not convert \"" + number + "\" to an integer")
+		#self.number = number
 
 		self.__path = "/".join([queueDirectory, self.queue, str(self.number)])
 		self.lastUpdated = self.__getLastUpdated()