diff --git a/client/imports/ui/index_management/index.js b/client/imports/ui/index_management/index.js
index c5ae7e33a28f69779a476bc2a071d09b0b350838..8095808c9b14ffc0d487d7e59f8f7c51e40871b0 100644
--- a/client/imports/ui/index_management/index.js
+++ b/client/imports/ui/index_management/index.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ IndexManagement.prototype = {
     if (twodExists) this.setOptionsForTwoDIndex(index);
     if (twodSphereExists) this.setOptionsForTwoDSphereIndex(index);
     if (geoHaystackExists) this.setOptionsForGeohaystackIndex(index);
-    this.setOtherOptionsForIndex(index, ttl, partialFilterExpression, indexName, collation);
+    this.setOtherOptionsForIndex(index, parseInt(ttl, 10), partialFilterExpression, indexName, collation);
 
     return index;
   },