diff --git a/services/video-render/providers/veo.py b/services/video-render/providers/veo.py
index ddbfd1d..c1dfd17 100644
--- a/services/video-render/providers/veo.py
+++ b/services/video-render/providers/veo.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def run_veo_generation(task_id: str, params: dict) -> None:
         if params.get("number_of_videos"):
             body["parameters"]["numberOfVideos"] = int(params["number_of_videos"])
         if params.get("duration"):
-            body["parameters"]["durationSeconds"] = str(params["duration"])
+            body["parameters"]["durationSeconds"] = int(params["duration"])
         if params.get("resolution"):
             body["parameters"]["resolution"] = params["resolution"]
         if params.get("negative_prompt"):