diff --git a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Victorops.php b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Victorops.php
index ce62d09a0d..171888d2c8 100644
--- a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Victorops.php
+++ b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Victorops.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Victorops extends Transport
         $url = $opts['url'];
 
         $protocol = array(
-            'entity_id' => ($obj['id'] ? $obj['id'] : $obj['uid']),
+            'entity_id' => strval($obj['id'] ? $obj['id'] : $obj['uid']),
             'state_start_time' => strtotime($obj['timestamp']),
             'entity_display_name' => $obj['title'],
             'state_message' => $obj['msg'],