diff --git a/Generic.php b/Generic.php
index 825026055551ec5937ab3b4982310f19f2664c26..706bddae7f9288cf6ec6583f67320a44952401c4 100644
--- a/Generic.php
+++ b/Generic.php
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ class Generic extends AbstractOAuth2Base
     {
         $plugin = plugin_load('helper', 'oauthgeneric');
 
-        return $plugin->getConf('authmethod');
+        return (int) $plugin->getConf('authmethod');
     }
 }