diff --git a/litecord/gateway/gateway.py b/litecord/gateway/gateway.py
index e9c4a03..fe3786f 100644
--- a/litecord/gateway/gateway.py
+++ b/litecord/gateway/gateway.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async def websocket_handler(app, ws, url):
 
     async with app.app_context():
         gws = GatewayWebsocket(
-            ws, v=gw_version, encoding=gw_encoding, compress=gw_compress
+            ws, v=int(gw_version), encoding=gw_encoding, compress=gw_compress
         )
 
         # this can be run with a single await since this whole coroutine