diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 9edc1d8d..07c112c1 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
     if isinstance(NOFLATTEN, str): NOFLATTEN = NOFLATTEN.split(',')
     if isinstance(CATEGORIES, str): CATEGORIES = CATEGORIES.split(',')
     DELETE_ORIGINAL = int(CFG["Torrent"]["deleteOriginal"])
-    TORRENT_CHMOD_DIRECTORY = int(CFG["Torrent"]["chmodDirectory"], 8)
+    TORRENT_CHMOD_DIRECTORY = int(str(CFG["Torrent"]["chmodDirectory"]), 8)
     TORRENT_RESUME_ON_FAILURE = int(CFG["Torrent"]["resumeOnFailure"])
     TORRENT_RESUME = int(CFG["Torrent"]["resume"])
     UTORRENTWEBUI = CFG["Torrent"]["uTorrentWEBui"]  # http://localhost:8090/gui/