diff --git a/stacktach/dbapi.py b/stacktach/dbapi.py
index b613525..dfd99b2 100644
--- a/stacktach/dbapi.py
+++ b/stacktach/dbapi.py
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ def get_db_objects(klass, request, default_order_by, direction='desc',
 
     offset = request.GET.get('offset')
     limit = request.GET.get('limit', DEFAULT_LIMIT)
+
+    if limit:
+        limit = int(limit)
+
     if limit > HARD_LIMIT:
         limit = HARD_LIMIT
     if offset:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_dbapi.py b/tests/unit/test_dbapi.py
index fdc9c44..9cc83d5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_dbapi.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_dbapi.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class DBAPITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_get_db_objects_limit(self):
         fake_model = self.make_fake_model()
         fake_request = self.mox.CreateMockAnything()
-        fake_request.GET = {'limit': 1}
+        fake_request.GET = {'limit': '1'}
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(dbapi, '_get_filter_args')
         dbapi._get_filter_args(fake_model, fake_request,
                                custom_filters=None).AndReturn({})
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class DBAPITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_get_db_objects_hard_limit(self):
         fake_model = self.make_fake_model()
         fake_request = self.mox.CreateMockAnything()
-        fake_request.GET = {'limit': dbapi.HARD_LIMIT + 1}
+        fake_request.GET = {'limit': str(dbapi.HARD_LIMIT + 1)}
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(dbapi, '_get_filter_args')
         dbapi._get_filter_args(fake_model, fake_request,
                                custom_filters=None).AndReturn({})
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class DBAPITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_get_db_objects_offset(self):
         fake_model = self.make_fake_model()
         fake_request = self.mox.CreateMockAnything()
-        fake_request.GET = {'offset': 1}
+        fake_request.GET = {'offset': '1'}
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(dbapi, '_get_filter_args')
         dbapi._get_filter_args(fake_model, fake_request,
                                custom_filters=None).AndReturn({})
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class DBAPITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_get_db_objects_offset_and_limit(self):
         fake_model = self.make_fake_model()
         fake_request = self.mox.CreateMockAnything()
-        fake_request.GET = {'offset': 2, 'limit': 2}
+        fake_request.GET = {'offset': '2', 'limit': '2'}
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(dbapi, '_get_filter_args')
         dbapi._get_filter_args(fake_model, fake_request,
                                custom_filters=None).AndReturn({})