diff --git a/daemon-common/ceph.py b/daemon-common/ceph.py
index cf4c2ca3..36522694 100644
--- a/daemon-common/ceph.py
+++ b/daemon-common/ceph.py
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ def format_bytes_tohuman(databytes):
 
 
 def format_bytes_fromhuman(datahuman):
+    if not isinstance(datahuman, str):
+        datahuman = str(datahuman)
+
     if not re.search(r"[A-Za-z]+", datahuman):
         dataunit = "B"
         datasize = float(datahuman)