diff --git a/source/_docs/scripts.markdown b/source/_docs/scripts.markdown
index ee17347b3da..e806b9d5d75 100644
--- a/source/_docs/scripts.markdown
+++ b/source/_docs/scripts.markdown
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Delays are useful for temporarily suspending your script and start it at a later
 # Waits however many seconds input_number.second_delay is set to
 - delay:
     # Supports milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours, days
-    seconds: "{{ states('input_number.second_delay') }}"
+    seconds: "{{ states('input_number.second_delay') | int }}"
 ```
 {% endraw %}