diff --git a/panpipes/panpipes/pipeline_integration.py b/panpipes/panpipes/pipeline_integration.py
index c5f79646..edc93418 100644
--- a/panpipes/panpipes/pipeline_integration.py
+++ b/panpipes/panpipes/pipeline_integration.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def run_scvi(outfile):
     # cannot use the normal method for importing params from yaml, because it only works up to depth 2
     # fetch seeds
     scvi_params =  PARAMS['rna']['scvi']
-    cmd += " --scvi_seed %s" % scvi_params['seed']
+    cmd += " --scvi_seed %i" % scvi_params['seed']
     neighbor_params = PARAMS['rna']['neighbors']
     if neighbor_params['method'] is not None:
         cmd += " --neighbors_method %s" % neighbor_params['method']
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ def run_totalvi(outfile):
      --figdir figures/
      """
     scvi_params =  PARAMS['multimodal']['totalvi']
-    cmd += " --scvi_seed %s" % scvi_params['seed']
+    cmd += " --scvi_seed %i" % scvi_params['seed']
     
 
     if PARAMS['multimodal_column_categorical'] is not None:
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ def run_multivi(outfile):
      --figdir figures/
      """
     scvi_params =  PARAMS['multimodal']['MultiVI']
-    cmd += " --scvi_seed %s" % scvi_params['seed']
+    cmd += " --scvi_seed %i" % scvi_params['seed']
     
 
     if PARAMS['multimodal_column_categorical'] is not None: