diff --git a/src/Content/ForumManager.php b/src/Content/ForumManager.php
index ff2e9aa6f1..af2c3725c4 100644
--- a/src/Content/ForumManager.php
+++ b/src/Content/ForumManager.php
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class ForumManager
 				AND NOT `contact`.`pending` AND NOT `contact`.`archive`
 				AND `contact`.`success_update` > `failure_update`
 				GROUP BY `contact`.`id` ",
-			intval(local_user())
+			local_user()
 		);
 
 		return DBA::toArray($stmtContacts);
diff --git a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
index bd877670c6..5b2e97005a 100644
--- a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
+++ b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
@@ -580,9 +580,9 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 				LEFT JOIN `fcontact` ON `intro`.`fid` = `fcontact`.`id`
 			WHERE `intro`.`uid` = ? $sql_extra AND `intro`.`blocked` = 0
 			LIMIT ?, ?",
-			intval($_SESSION['uid']),
-			intval($start),
-			intval($limit)
+			$_SESSION['uid'],
+			$start,
+			$limit
 		);
 		if (DBA::isResult($stmtNotifies)) {
 			$notifs = $this->formatIntros(DBA::toArray($stmtNotifies));