diff --git a/cloud/linode b/cloud/linode
index 0cf2fe25d95..555bfebea8d 100644
--- a/cloud/linode
+++ b/cloud/linode
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def main():
             distribution = dict(type='int'),
             datacenter = dict(type='int'),
             linode_id = dict(type='int', aliases=['lid']),
-            payment_term = dict(default=1, choices=[1, 12, 24]),
+            payment_term = dict(type='int', default=1, choices=[1, 12, 24]),
             password = dict(type='str'),
             ssh_pub_key = dict(type='str'),
             swap = dict(type='int', default=512),