diff --git a/swift3/request.py b/swift3/request.py
index 617c3b30..a3be1d25 100644
--- a/swift3/request.py
+++ b/swift3/request.py
@@ -663,6 +663,10 @@ class Request(swob.Request):
                     raise InvalidArgument(param,
                                           self.params[param],
                                           err_msg)
+                if not isinstance(value, int):
+                    # check the instance because int() could build
+                    # a long instance
+                    raise ValueError
             except ValueError:
                 err_msg = 'Provided %s not an integer or within ' \
                           'integer range' % param
diff --git a/swift3/test/unit/test_request.py b/swift3/test/unit/test_request.py
index 4b6fd4c3..0841daf3 100644
--- a/swift3/test/unit/test_request.py
+++ b/swift3/test/unit/test_request.py
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ class TestRequest(Swift3TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(InvalidArgument):
             s3req.get_validated_param('max-keys', 0, 0)
 
+        # a param in the out of the integer range
+        s3req = create_s3request_with_param('max-keys', '1' * 30)
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidArgument) as result:
+            s3req.get_validated_param('max-keys', 1)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            'not an integer or within integer range' in result.exception.body)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()