diff --git a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
index 0b039e1d9b..ccc5197043 100755
--- a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
+++ b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def get_branch(series_status, series_name):
             branch = "master"
         elif series.get("name") == series_name:
             # Grab the release-id; then fall back to the supplied name
-            branch = "stable/" + series.get("release-id", series_name)
+            branch = "stable/" + str(series.get("release-id", series_name))
     return branch