diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php
index 6eed76c97f..f9fec9aa76 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@
       $this->db->query("SELECT account_id FROM phpgw_accounts WHERE account_lid='".$account_name."'",__LINE__,__FILE__);
       if($this->db->num_rows()) {
         $this->db->next_record();
-
-        return $this->db->f("account_id");
+        return intval($this->db->f("account_id"));
       }else{
         return False;
       }