diff --git a/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Cleanup.php b/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Cleanup.php
index 7a1b1bea5a73a..b032bf898f945 100644
--- a/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Cleanup.php
+++ b/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Cleanup.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ protected function configure() {
 	}
 
 	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
-		$maxAgeSeconds = $input->getArgument('maxAgeSeconds') ?? Manager::MAX_TASK_AGE_SECONDS;
+		$maxAgeSeconds = (int)($input->getArgument('maxAgeSeconds') ?? Manager::MAX_TASK_AGE_SECONDS);
 		$output->writeln('<comment>Cleanup up tasks older than ' . $maxAgeSeconds . ' seconds and the related output files</comment>');
 
 		$taskIdsToCleanup = [];
diff --git a/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Statistics.php b/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Statistics.php
index 6aa4cd5bf5220..84aaf81265197 100644
--- a/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Statistics.php
+++ b/core/Command/TaskProcessing/Statistics.php
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 		$type = $input->getOption('type');
 		$appId = $input->getOption('appId');
 		$customId = $input->getOption('customId');
-		$status = $input->getOption('status');
-		$scheduledAfter = $input->getOption('scheduledAfter');
-		$endedBefore = $input->getOption('endedBefore');
+		$status = $input->getOption('status') !== null ? (int)$input->getOption('status') : null;
+		$scheduledAfter = $input->getOption('scheduledAfter') !== null ? (int)$input->getOption('scheduledAfter') : null;
+		$endedBefore = $input->getOption('endedBefore') !== null ? (int)$input->getOption('endedBefore') : null;
 
 		$tasks = $this->taskProcessingManager->getTasks($userIdFilter, $type, $appId, $customId, $status, $scheduledAfter, $endedBefore);