diff --git a/binder/helpers.py b/binder/helpers.py
index 03e6a2b..77366c4 100644
--- a/binder/helpers.py
+++ b/binder/helpers.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def add_cname_record(dns_server, zone_name, originating_record, cname, ttl, key_
         keyring = keyutils.create_keyring(this_key.name, this_key.data)
 
     update = dns.update.Update(zone_name, keyring = keyring)
-    update.replace(cname, int(ttl), 'CNAME', originating_record + ".")
+    update.replace(cname, ttl, 'CNAME', originating_record + ".")
     response = dns.query.tcp(update, dns_server)
 
     return [{ "description" : "CNAME %s.%s points to %s" % (cname, zone_name, originating_record),
diff --git a/binder/views.py b/binder/views.py
index 01517a1..dd0c52a 100644
--- a/binder/views.py
+++ b/binder/views.py
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ def view_add_cname_result(request):
     if form.is_valid():
         cd = form.cleaned_data
         add_cname_response = helpers.add_cname_record(
-            str(cd["dns_server"]),
-            str(cd["zone_name"]),
-            str(cd["originating_record"]),
-            str(cd["cname"]),
-            str(cd["ttl"]),
-            str(cd["key_name"]))
+            cd["dns_server"],
+            cd["zone_name"],
+            str(cd["originating_record"]), # This needs to be cast as a String for some reason.
+            cd["cname"],
+            cd["ttl"],
+            cd["key_name"])
 
         return render(request, "bcommon/response_result.htm",
                       {"response" : add_cname_response })