diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 1d6ec60..ec38ef2 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     criterion = nn.CrossEntropyLoss()
     optimizer = optim.SGD(net.parameters(), lr=0.001, momentum=0.9)
 
-    epochs = sys.argv[1]
+    epochs = int(sys.argv[1])
 
     trainNet(trainloader, criterion, optimizer, epochs)