diff --git a/database/database.js b/database/database.js
index 08c1a37..c0b7257 100644
--- a/database/database.js
+++ b/database/database.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async function checkForDatabaseInitialization() {
     let latestMigration;
     try {
         const latestMigrationQuery = `SELECT value FROM metadata WHERE property = 'latest_migration';`;
-        latestMigration = (await executeQuery(latestMigrationQuery))[0][0];
+        latestMigration = +((await executeQuery(latestMigrationQuery))[0][0]);
     } catch {
         latestMigration = 0;
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async function performMigrations(currentMigration) {
     const migrationFileList = fs.readdirSync('database/migrations');
     const latestMigration = +migrationFileList[migrationFileList.length - 1].slice(0, 1);
 
-    for(let i = currentMigration + 1; i <= latestMigration; i++) {
+    for(let i = +currentMigration + 1; i <= latestMigration; i++) {
         const sql = fs.readFileSync(`database/migrations/${i}.sql`).toString();
         await executeQuery(sql);
         console.log(`Performed database migration ${i}`);