diff --git a/bt/announce.php b/bt/announce.php
index 9a8648a35..43df5cda0 100644
--- a/bt/announce.php
+++ b/bt/announce.php
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ if ($lp_info) {
 
     // Check hybrid status
     if (!empty($row['info_hash']) && !empty($row['info_hash_v2'])) {
-        $stat_protocol = match ($bb_cfg['tracker']['hybrid_stat_protocol']) {
+        $stat_protocol = match ((int)$bb_cfg['tracker']['hybrid_stat_protocol']) {
             1 => $row['info_hash'],
             2 => substr($row['info_hash_v2'], 0, 20),
             default => $row['info_hash']