diff --git a/GTbot.py b/GTbot.py
index 86388f7..7ac3461 100644
--- a/GTbot.py
+++ b/GTbot.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ load_dotenv()
 API_BASE_URL = os.getenv("API_BASE_URL") # Configure in .env
 BEARER_TOKEN = os.getenv("BEARER_TOKEN")  # Configure in .env
 TELEGRAM_TOKEN = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN")  # Configure in .env
-ALLOWED_CHAT_ID = os.getenv("ALLOWED_CHAT_ID") # Configure in .env
-ALLOWED_THREAD_ID = os.getenv("ALLOWED_THREAD_ID") # Configure in .env
+ALLOWED_CHAT_ID = int(os.getenv("ALLOWED_CHAT_ID")) # Configure in .env
+ALLOWED_THREAD_ID = int(os.getenv("ALLOWED_THREAD_ID")) # Configure in .env
 
 
 # UUID validation pattern