diff --git a/api/src/Sharing.php b/api/src/Sharing.php
index 7962a0ab4b..13640b379b 100644
--- a/api/src/Sharing.php
+++ b/api/src/Sharing.php
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class Sharing
 		$class = strpos($status, '404') === 0 ? 'EGroupware\Api\Exception\NotFound' :
 			(strpos($status, '401') === 0 ? 'EGroupware\Api\Exception\NoPermission' :
 				'EGroupware\Api\Exception');
-		throw new $class($message, $status);
+		throw new $class($message, (int)$status);
 	}
 
 	/**