diff --git a/lib/se/api/types/tag.rb b/lib/se/api/types/tag.rb
index 3d29446..a42bb1e 100644
--- a/lib/se/api/types/tag.rb
+++ b/lib/se/api/types/tag.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Tag
 
       def initialize(item_json)
         @json = Hash(item_json)
-        @count = @json['count']
+        @count = @json['count'].to_i
         @synonyms = Array(@json['synonyms'])
         @name = @json['name']
       end