diff --git a/app/models/block.rb b/app/models/block.rb
index 524d197..b3ab72e 100644
--- a/app/models/block.rb
+++ b/app/models/block.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Block < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def get_limit
-    [0,limit].max
+    [0,limit.to_i].max
   end
 
   def embed_code
diff --git a/test/unit/block_test.rb b/test/unit/block_test.rb
index e23e84f..b1b68fe 100644
--- a/test/unit/block_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/block_test.rb
@@ -330,4 +330,11 @@ class BlockTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     block.save!
     assert !block.display_to_user?(person_friend)
   end
+
+  should 'get limit as a number when limit is string' do
+    block = RecentDocumentsBlock.new
+    block.settings[:limit] = '5'
+    assert block.get_limit.is_a?(Fixnum)
+  end
+
 end
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