diff --git a/playbooks/leapp_preupgrade_ansible.yml b/playbooks/leapp_preupgrade_ansible.yml
index 1c9001b..d270574 100644
--- a/playbooks/leapp_preupgrade_ansible.yml
+++ b/playbooks/leapp_preupgrade_ansible.yml
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@
         - name: Set message if inhibitors or errors present
           set_fact:
             message: >-
-              "The upgrade cannot proceed. Your system has {{ error_count + inhibitor_count }} inhibitor{{ 's' if inhibitor_count + error_count != 1 else '' }}
+              "The upgrade cannot proceed. Your system has {{ error_count | int + inhibitor_count | int }} inhibitor{{ 's' if inhibitor_count | int + error_count | int != 1 else '' }}
               out of {{ total_problems_count }} potential problems."
-          when: inhibitor_count != 0 or error_count != 0
+          when: inhibitor_count != "0" or error_count != "0"
 
 
         - name: Set message if no inhibitors and no errors present
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
             message: >-
               {{ 'No problems found. The system is ready for upgrade.' if  total_problems_count == 0
               else 'The upgrade can proceed. However, there is one or more warnings about issues that might occur after the upgrade.'}}
-          when: inhibitor_count == 0 and error_count == 0
+          when: inhibitor_count == "0" and error_count == "0"
 
         - name: Set result
           ansible.builtin.set_fact:
diff --git a/playbooks/leapp_upgrade_ansible.yml b/playbooks/leapp_upgrade_ansible.yml
index 7826f31..79580c5 100644
--- a/playbooks/leapp_upgrade_ansible.yml
+++ b/playbooks/leapp_upgrade_ansible.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
           set_fact:
             message: >-
               "The upgrade cannot proceed.
-              Your system has {{ error_count + inhibitor_count }} inhibitor{{ 's' if inhibitor_count + error_count != 1 else '' }}
+              Your system has {{ error_count | int + inhibitor_count | int }} inhibitor{{ 's' if inhibitor_count | int + error_count | int != 1 else '' }}
               out of {{ total_problems_count }} potential problems."
 
         - name: Set message if leapp upgrade succeeded