diff --git a/public/openapi/read/admin/manage/users.yaml b/public/openapi/read/admin/manage/users.yaml
index c3278c007b..80dbed1728 100644
--- a/public/openapi/read/admin/manage/users.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/read/admin/manage/users.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ get:
                     type: string
                   sort_lastonline:
                     type: boolean
+                  userCount:
+                    type: number
                   showInviteButton:
                     type: boolean
                   inviteOnly:
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/users.js b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
index 2e5cd2438a..438b0aae78 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/users.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ async function render(req, res, data) {
 	filterBy.forEach(function (filter) {
 		data['filterBy_' + validator.escape(String(filter))] = true;
 	});
-	data.userCount = await db.getObjectField('global', 'userCount');
+	data.userCount = parseInt(await db.getObjectField('global', 'userCount'), 10);
 	if (data.adminInviteOnly) {
 		data.showInviteButton = await privileges.users.isAdministrator(req.uid);
 	} else {