diff --git a/sefaria/views.py b/sefaria/views.py
index 80f3939e0d..8309b8d0ef 100644
--- a/sefaria/views.py
+++ b/sefaria/views.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ def bulktext_api(request, refs):
         g = lambda x: request.GET.get(x, None)
         min_char = int(g("minChar")) if g("minChar") else None
         max_char = int(g("maxChar")) if g("maxChar") else None
-        res = bundle_many_texts(refs, g("useTextFamily"), g("asSizedString"), min_char, max_char, g("transLangPref"), g("ven"), g("vhe"))
+        res = bundle_many_texts(refs, int(g("useTextFamily")), g("asSizedString"), min_char, max_char, g("transLangPref"), g("ven"), g("vhe"))
         resp = jsonResponse(res, cb)
         return resp