diff --git a/src/Consumers/Consumer.php b/src/Consumers/Consumer.php
index 09aa4b81..a1ab8cae 100644
--- a/src/Consumers/Consumer.php
+++ b/src/Consumers/Consumer.php
@@ -480,6 +480,6 @@ protected function checkForRestart(): void
 
     protected function getLastRestart(): int
     {
-        return Cache::driver(config('kafka.cache_driver'))->get('laravel-kafka:consumer:restart', 0);
+        return (int) Cache::driver(config('kafka.cache_driver'))->get('laravel-kafka:consumer:restart', 0);
     }
 }