diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 8f101e5c..e0756b66 100755
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 						<a title=\"".__('Edit tags for this article')."\"
 						href=\"#\" onclick=\"editArticleTags($id)\">(+)</a>";
 
-					$num_comments = $line["num_comments"];
+					$num_comments = (int) $line["num_comments"];
 					$entry_comments = "";
 
 					if ($num_comments > 0) {
diff --git a/classes/pref/feeds.php b/classes/pref/feeds.php
index faef0900..bac859d7 100755
--- a/classes/pref/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/pref/feeds.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Pref_Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 			$cat['items'] = $this->get_category_items($line['id']);
 
 			$num_children = $this->calculate_children_count($cat);
-			$cat['param'] = vsprintf(_ngettext('(%d feed)', '(%d feeds)', $num_children), $num_children);
+			$cat['param'] = vsprintf(_ngettext('(%d feed)', '(%d feeds)', (int) $num_children), $num_children);
 
 			if ($num_children > 0 || $show_empty_cats)
 				array_push($items, $cat);
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class Pref_Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 				$cat['items'] = $this->get_category_items($line['id']);
 
 				$num_children = $this->calculate_children_count($cat);
-				$cat['param'] = vsprintf(_ngettext('(%d feed)', '(%d feeds)', $num_children), $num_children);
+				$cat['param'] = vsprintf(_ngettext('(%d feed)', '(%d feeds)', (int) $num_children), $num_children);
 
 				if ($num_children > 0 || $show_empty_cats)
 					array_push($root['items'], $cat);
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Pref_Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 				array_push($root['items'], $cat);
 
 			$num_children = $this->calculate_children_count($root);
-			$root['param'] = vsprintf(_ngettext('(%d feed)', '(%d feeds)', $num_children), $num_children);
+			$root['param'] = vsprintf(_ngettext('(%d feed)', '(%d feeds)', (int) $num_children), $num_children);
 
 		} else {
 			$feed_result = $this->dbh->query("SELECT id, title, last_error,
diff --git a/classes/pref/filters.php b/classes/pref/filters.php
index 95f82765..b7c286ec 100755
--- a/classes/pref/filters.php
+++ b/classes/pref/filters.php
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ class Pref_Filters extends Handler_Protected {
 
 		if (!$title) $title = __("[No caption]");
 
-		$title = sprintf(_ngettext("%s (%d rule)", "%s (%d rules)", $num_rules), $title, $num_rules);
+		$title = sprintf(_ngettext("%s (%d rule)", "%s (%d rules)", (int) $num_rules), $title, $num_rules);
 
 
 		$result = $this->dbh->query(
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ class Pref_Filters extends Handler_Protected {
 		if ($match_any_rule) $title .= " (" . __("matches any rule") . ")";
 
 		if ($num_actions > 0)
-			$actions = sprintf(_ngettext("%s (+%d action)", "%s (+%d actions)", $num_actions), $actions, $num_actions);
+			$actions = sprintf(_ngettext("%s (+%d action)", "%s (+%d actions)", (int) $num_actions), $actions, $num_actions);
 
 		return array($title, $actions);
 	}
diff --git a/include/feedbrowser.php b/include/feedbrowser.php
index 800bcd97..4772420a 100644
--- a/include/feedbrowser.php
+++ b/include/feedbrowser.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 				$class = ($feedctr % 2) ? "even" : "odd";
 
 				if ($line['articles_archived'] > 0) {
-					$archived = sprintf(_ngettext("%d archived article", "%d archived articles", $line['articles_archived']), $line['articles_archived']);
+					$archived = sprintf(_ngettext("%d archived article", "%d archived articles", (int) $line['articles_archived']), $line['articles_archived']);
 					$archived = "&nbsp;<span class='subscribers'>($archived)</span>";
 				} else {
 					$archived = '';
diff --git a/include/functions2.php b/include/functions2.php
index 4535e626..28477a0c 100644
--- a/include/functions2.php
+++ b/include/functions2.php
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@
 				$line = $p->hook_render_article($line);
 			}
 
-			$num_comments = $line["num_comments"];
+			$num_comments = (int) $line["num_comments"];
 			$entry_comments = "";
 
 			if ($num_comments > 0) {