diff --git a/lib/minicron/hub/assets/js/app/application.js b/lib/minicron/hub/assets/js/app/application.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/minicron/hub/assets/js/app/application.js
+++ b/lib/minicron/hub/assets/js/app/application.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Minicron.ApplicationRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
             } else if (message_data.substr(0, 4) === 'EXIT') {
               // Set the execution exit status
               store.find('execution', job_execution_id).then(function(execution) {
-                execution.set('exit_status', message_data.substr(5));
+                execution.set('exit_status', +message_data.substr(5));
               });
             }
           // Is it an output message?
hax to make the exit_status a number as it should be