diff --git a/core/imageboard/image.php b/core/imageboard/image.php
index e6f07a96..e736794f 100644
--- a/core/imageboard/image.php
+++ b/core/imageboard/image.php
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ class Image
 
                 // hax, this is likely the cause of much scrutinizer-ci complaints.
                 if (in_array($name, ["locked", "lossless", "video", "audio"])) {
-                    $this->$name = bool_escape($value);
+                    $this->$name = bool_escape((string)$value);
                 } elseif (in_array($name, ["id", "owner_id", "height", "width", "filesize", "length"])) {
-                    $this->$name = int_escape($value);
+                    $this->$name = int_escape((string)$value);
                 } else {
                     $this->$name = $value;
                 }
diff --git a/core/user.php b/core/user.php
index c0c21f3c..bf4f42fe 100644
--- a/core/user.php
+++ b/core/user.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class User
     {
         global $_shm_user_classes;
 
-        $this->id = int_escape($row['id']);
+        $this->id = int_escape((string)$row['id']);
         $this->name = $row['name'];
         $this->email = $row['email'];
         $this->join_date = $row['joindate'];