diff --git a/web/views/is_staff.py b/web/views/is_staff.py
index 451e852..20be9f6 100644
--- a/web/views/is_staff.py
+++ b/web/views/is_staff.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ def is_staff(request):
         data['email'] = email
     telegram_id = request.GET.get('telegram_id')
     if telegram_id:
-        data['telegram_id'] = telegram_id
+        try:
+            data['telegram_id'] = int(telegram_id)
+        except:
+            pass
     for key, value in data.items():
         if len(CustomUser.objects.filter(**{key: value})) != 0:
             return JsonResponse({'is_staff': True})