diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 205e83c5..022f0fe8 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def stream_view(request, stream_id):
     """
     try:
         redis_host = getattr(settings, "REDIS_HOST", "localhost")
-        redis_client = redis.Redis(host=settings.REDIS_HOST, port=6379, db=getattr(settings, "REDIS_DB", "0"))
+        redis_client = redis.Redis(host=settings.REDIS_HOST, port=6379, db=int(getattr(settings, "REDIS_DB", "0")))
 
         # Retrieve the channel by the provided stream_id.
         channel = Channel.objects.get(channel_number=stream_id)