diff --git a/api_v3/lib/types/partner/KalturaPartner.php b/api_v3/lib/types/partner/KalturaPartner.php
index 1e94e598034..8d92d8e5b48 100644
--- a/api_v3/lib/types/partner/KalturaPartner.php
+++ b/api_v3/lib/types/partner/KalturaPartner.php
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ public function doFromObject($partner, KalturaDetachedResponseProfile $responseP
 		$this->describeYourself = kString::stripUtf8InvalidChars($this->describeYourself);
 		$this->additionalParams = KalturaKeyValueArray::fromKeyValueArray($partner->getAdditionalParams());
 		$this->allowDefaultPasswordRestrictions = !$partner->getEnabledService(PermissionName::FEATURE_DISABLE_PASSWORD_RESTRICTION);
+		
+		//Cast old partner values that were created when the system partner config object exposed this field as string
+		$this->verticalClassificationId = intval($this->verticalClassificationId);
 		if (!$this->host){
 			$this->host = null;
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/admin_console/system_partner/lib/api/KalturaSystemPartnerConfiguration.php b/plugins/admin_console/system_partner/lib/api/KalturaSystemPartnerConfiguration.php
index b8abe671c62..7a1ebf70479 100644
--- a/plugins/admin_console/system_partner/lib/api/KalturaSystemPartnerConfiguration.php
+++ b/plugins/admin_console/system_partner/lib/api/KalturaSystemPartnerConfiguration.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class KalturaSystemPartnerConfiguration extends KalturaObject
 	public $crmLink;
 	
 	/**
-	 * @var string
+	 * @var int
 	 */
 	public $verticalClasiffication;