diff --git a/pushover.py b/pushover.py
index d0afd73..f539992 100755
--- a/pushover.py
+++ b/pushover.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def get_args():
     parser.add_argument('--url', type=str, help='Supplementary URL to show with your message')
     parser.add_argument('--url_title', type=str, help='title for your supplementary URL, otherwise just the URL is shown')
     parser.add_argument('--device', type=str, help='Device name to send the message directly to')
-    parser.add_argument('--priority', type=str, help='Notification priority (low-to-high: -2 to 1)')
+    parser.add_argument('--priority', type=int, help='Notification priority (low-to-high: -2 to 1)')
     parser.add_argument('--sound', type=str, help='The name of a supported sound (https://pushover.net/api#sounds; custom sounds are supported)')
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def main():
     url: str | None = args.url if args.url else None
     url_title: str | None = args.url_title if args.url_title else None
     device: str | None = args.device if args.device else None
-    priority: str | None = args.priority if args.priority else None
+    priority: int | None = args.priority if args.priority else None
     sound: str | None = args.sound if args.sound else None
 
     if not msg: