diff --git a/scripts/language_stats.py b/scripts/language_stats.py
index 5c0806e..203a8b7 100644
--- a/scripts/language_stats.py
+++ b/scripts/language_stats.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def aggregate_language_bytes(session: requests.Session, repos: list[dict]) -> di
             timeout=30,
         ).json()
         for lang, bytes_ in langs.items():
-            totals[lang] += bytes_
+            totals[lang] += int(bytes_)
 
     return dict(totals)