diff --git a/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java b/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java
index 54ab95a..77e36a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@
 	}
 
 	public HashMap<String, Character> createCharacter(String instanceId, String accountURI, String name,
-			Position3D position, Quaternion3D angle, String modelID) {
+			Position3D position, Quaternion3D angle, int modelID) {
 		String id = RandomStringGenerator.generateUniqueString(Character.UNIQUE_ID_LENGTH,
 				RandomStringGenerator.ALPHA_NUMERIC, characterMap.keySet());
-		Character character = new Character(instanceId, accountURI, name, position, angle, Integer.parseInt(modelID));
+		Character character = new Character(instanceId, accountURI, name, position, angle, modelID);
 		characterMap.put(id, character);
 		HashMap<String, Character> returnMap = new HashMap<>();
 		returnMap.put(id, character);
diff --git a/src/main/java/cactusServer/resources/CharactersRest.java b/src/main/java/cactusServer/resources/CharactersRest.java
index ec28c56..3ac7c53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cactusServer/resources/CharactersRest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cactusServer/resources/CharactersRest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	public HashMap<String, Character> createCharacter(@PathParam("instanceId") String instanceId,
 			@FormParam("accountURI") String accountURI, @FormParam("name") String name,
 			@FormParam("position") Position3D position, @FormParam("angle") Quaternion3D angle,
-			@FormParam("modelID") String modelID) {
+			@FormParam("modelID") int modelID) {
 		Instance instance = Instances.getInstance().getInstance(instanceId);
 		HashMap<String, Character> idMap = instance.createCharacter(instanceId, accountURI, name, position, angle, modelID);
 		HashMap<String, Character> uriMap = new HashMap<>();