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);