diff --git a/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py b/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
index f91cdb29d79..04e5a4d1b5a 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LiteLLMBase(BaseModel):
 
 class SlackAlertingArgs(LiteLLMBase):
     default_daily_report_frequency: int = 12 * 60 * 60  # 12 hours
-    daily_report_frequency: int = os.getenv("SLACK_DAILY_REPORT_FREQUENCY", default_daily_report_frequency)
+    daily_report_frequency: int = int(os.getenv("SLACK_DAILY_REPORT_FREQUENCY", default_daily_report_frequency))
     report_check_interval: int = 5 * 60  # 5 minutes