diff --git a/bin/jabali-agent b/bin/jabali-agent
index c0663d8..fa56f14 100755
--- a/bin/jabali-agent
+++ b/bin/jabali-agent
@@ -13021,7 +13021,7 @@ function discoverDirectAdminRemote(string $host, int $port, string $user, string
  */
 function importStart(array $params): array
 {
-    $importId = $params['import_id'] ?? 0;
+    $importId = (int) ($params['import_id'] ?? 0);
 
     logger("Starting import process for import ID: $importId");
 
@@ -13035,7 +13035,7 @@ function importStart(array $params): array
     }
 
     // Dispatch a Laravel job to handle the import in the background
-    $cmd = "cd /var/www/jabali && php artisan import:process " . escapeshellarg($importId) . " > /dev/null 2>&1 &";
+    $cmd = "cd /var/www/jabali && php artisan import:process " . escapeshellarg((string) $importId) . " > /dev/null 2>&1 &";
     exec($cmd);
 
     return ['success' => true, 'message' => 'Import process started'];