diff --git a/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php b/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php
index eeda383df..29d94eb7f 100644
--- a/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/file/FileHandler.class.php
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ class FileHandler
 				break;
 		}
 
-		return (int) $val;
+		return $val;
 	}
 
 	/**