diff --git a/Resources/Private/Fusion/PaginatedCollection.fusion b/Resources/Private/Fusion/PaginatedCollection.fusion
index fbfb039..982e6e0 100644
--- a/Resources/Private/Fusion/PaginatedCollection.fusion
+++ b/Resources/Private/Fusion/PaginatedCollection.fusion
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 prototype(Flowpack.Listable:PaginatedCollection) < prototype(Neos.Fusion:Component) {
-    currentPage = ${request.arguments.currentPage || 1}
+    currentPage = ${String.toInteger(request.arguments.currentPage) || 1}
     ##################################
     # These settings are public API: #
     ##################################