diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4155bb68..adb9c748 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- XtreamCodes EPG `has_archive` field now returns integer `0` instead of string `"0"` for proper JSON type consistency
+
 ## [0.15.0] - 2025-12-20
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/apps/output/views.py b/apps/output/views.py
index c0d72bfb..635bb9d9 100644
--- a/apps/output/views.py
+++ b/apps/output/views.py
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ def xc_get_epg(request, user, short=False):
 
         if short == False:
             program_output["now_playing"] = 1 if start <= django_timezone.now() <= end else 0
-            program_output["has_archive"] = "0"
+            program_output["has_archive"] = 0
 
         output['epg_listings'].append(program_output)