diff --git a/include/auth.php b/include/auth.php
index 5da71ef6e1..a02c18d1db 100644
--- a/include/auth.php
+++ b/include/auth.php
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ if (isset($_COOKIE["Friendica"])) {
 		$user = dba::select('user',
 			[],
 			[
-				'uid' => intval($data->uid),
-				'blocked' => 0,
-				'account_expired' => 0,
-				'account_removed' => 0,
-				'verified' => 1,
+				'uid'             => $data->uid,
+				'blocked'         => false,
+				'account_expired' => false,
+				'account_removed' => false,
+				'verified'        => true,
 			],
 			['limit' => 1]
 		);
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ if (isset($_SESSION) && x($_SESSION, 'authenticated') && (!x($_POST, 'auth-param
 		$user = dba::select('user',
 			[],
 			[
-				'uid' => intval($_SESSION['uid']),
-				'blocked' => 0,
-				'account_expired' => 0,
-				'account_removed' => 0,
-				'verified' => 1,
+				'uid'             => $_SESSION['uid'],
+				'blocked'         => false,
+				'account_expired' => false,
+				'account_removed' => false,
+				'verified'        => true,
 			],
 			['limit' => 1]
 		);
diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index 3fa3948621..b2beb8e19b 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class User
 		dba::insert('userd', ['username' => $user['nickname']]);
 
 		// The user and related data will be deleted in "cron_expire_and_remove_users" (cronjobs.php)
-		dba::update('user', ['account_removed' => 1, 'account_expires_on' => datetime_convert()], ['uid' => intval($uid)]);
+		dba::update('user', ['account_removed' => true, 'account_expires_on' => datetime_convert()], ['uid' => $uid]);
 		Worker::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "Notifier", "removeme", $uid);
 
 		// Send an update to the directory
diff --git a/src/Worker/Queue.php b/src/Worker/Queue.php
index f2da800077..35642ae729 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Queue.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Queue.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Queue
 
 		$q_item = $r[0];
 
-		$contact = dba::select('contact', [], ['id' => intval($q_item['cid'])], ['limit' => 1]);
+		$contact = dba::select('contact', [], ['id' => $q_item['cid']], ['limit' => 1]);
 		if (!DBM::is_result($contact)) {
 			remove_queue_item($q_item['id']);
 			return;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Queue
 			}
 		}
 
-		$user = dba::select('user', [], ['uid' => intval($contact['uid'])], ['limit' => 1]);
+		$user = dba::select('user', [], ['uid' => $contact['uid']], ['limit' => 1]);
 		if (!DBM::is_result($user)) {
 			remove_queue_item($q_item['id']);
 			return;