diff --git a/trove/cmd/manage.py b/trove/cmd/manage.py
index cadd21d3f4..76500d312c 100644
--- a/trove/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/trove/cmd/manage.py
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ def main():
             'packages', help='Packages required by the datastore version that '
             'are installed on the guest image.')
         parser.add_argument(
-            'active', help='Whether the datastore version is active or not. '
+            'active', type=int,
+            help='Whether the datastore version is active or not. '
             'Accepted values are 0 and 1.')
 
         parser = subparser.add_parser(
diff --git a/trove/tests/unittests/mgmt/test_datastores.py b/trove/tests/unittests/mgmt/test_datastores.py
index 0305dc2394..94cf2e0b7e 100644
--- a/trove/tests/unittests/mgmt/test_datastores.py
+++ b/trove/tests/unittests/mgmt/test_datastores.py
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ class TestDatastoreVersion(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         models.update_datastore(name='test_ds', default_version=None)
         models.update_datastore_version(
             'test_ds', 'test_vr1', 'mysql',
-            '154b350d-4d86-4214-9067-9c54b230c0da', 'pkg-1', '1')
+            '154b350d-4d86-4214-9067-9c54b230c0da', 'pkg-1', 1)
         models.update_datastore_version(
             'test_ds', 'test_vr2', 'mysql',
-            '154b350d-4d86-4214-9067-9c54b230c0da', 'pkg-1', '1')
+            '154b350d-4d86-4214-9067-9c54b230c0da', 'pkg-1', 1)
         self.ds = models.Datastore.load('test_ds')
         self.ds_version2 = models.DatastoreVersion.load(self.ds, 'test_vr2')