diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/gamesetup.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/gamesetup.js
index 615b5ddb28..33e9f2caf3 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/gamesetup.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/gamesetup/gamesetup.js
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ function initDefaults()
 	// Remove gaia from both arrays
 	g_DefaultPlayerData = clone(g_Settings.PlayerDefaults.slice(1));
 
-	let aiDifficulty = Engine.ConfigDB_GetValue("user", "gui.gamesetup.aidifficulty");
+	let aiDifficulty = +Engine.ConfigDB_GetValue("user", "gui.gamesetup.aidifficulty");
 
 	// Don't change the underlying defaults file, as Atlas uses that file too
 	for (let i in g_DefaultPlayerData)