diff --git a/Database.py b/Database.py
index b9490af9..c315d801 100644
--- a/Database.py
+++ b/Database.py
@@ -112,24 +112,10 @@ class ServerSettings(Table):
             [server_id, setting.lower()])
 
 class ChannelSettings(Table):
-    def jsonKeys2int(self, x):
-        if isinstance(x, dict):
-            hold = {}
-            for k, v in x.items():
-                key = int(k) if k.isdigit() else k
-                val = int(v) if v.isdigit() else v
-
-                hold[key] = val
-            return hold
-        else:
-            return x
-
     def set(self, channel_id, setting, value):
-        converted_json = self.jsonKeys2int(value)
-
         self.database.execute(
             "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO channel_settings VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
-            [channel_id, setting.lower(), converted_json])
+            [channel_id, setting.lower(), json.dumps(value)])
     def get(self, channel_id, setting, default=None):
         value = self.database.execute_fetchone(
             """SELECT value FROM channel_settings WHERE
@@ -368,4 +354,4 @@ class Database(object):
                 DELETE CASCADE, PRIMARY KEY (user_id, channel_id,
                 setting))""")
             self.execute("""CREATE INDEX user_channel_settings_index
-                ON user_channel_settings (user_id, channel_id, setting)""")
+                ON user_channel_settings (user_id, channel_id, setting)""")
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diff --git a/modules/ducks.py b/modules/ducks.py
index f71220bc..6e897c10 100644
--- a/modules/ducks.py
+++ b/modules/ducks.py
@@ -52,12 +52,17 @@ class Module(object):
         for server in self.bot.servers.values():
             for channel in server.channels.values():
                 ducks_enabled = channel.get_setting("ducks-enabled", 0)
+                ducks_enabled = int(ducks_enabled) if isinstance(ducks_enabled, str) else ducks_enabled
+
                 min_time = "min-duck-time-%s" % channel.name
                 max_time = "max-duck-time-%s" % channel.name
 
                 min_duck_time = channel.get_setting("min-duck-time", 240)
                 max_duck_time = channel.get_setting("max-duck-time", 1200)
 
+                min_duck_time = int(min_duck_time) if isinstance(min_duck_time, str) else min_duck_time
+                max_duck_time = int(max_duck_time) if isinstance(max_duck_time, str) else max_duck_time
+
                 self.duck_times[min_time] = min_duck_time
                 self.duck_times[max_time] = max_duck_time
 
@@ -82,7 +87,10 @@ class Module(object):
 
     def duck_bef(self, event):
         target = event["user"].nickname
-        if event["target"].get_setting("active-duck", 0) == 0:
+        active_duck = event["target"].get_setting("active-duck", 0)
+        active_duck = int(active_duck) if isinstance(active_duck, str) else active_duck
+
+        if active_duck == 0:
             event["stderr"].set_prefix("Kick")
             if event["server"].has_user(target):
                 if not event["server"].is_own_nickname(target):
@@ -135,11 +143,13 @@ class Module(object):
         for server in self.bot.servers.values():
             for channel in server.channels.values():
                 ducks_enabled = channel.get_setting("ducks-enabled", 0)
+                ducks_enabled = int(ducks_enabled) if isinstance(ducks_enabled, str) else ducks_enabled
                 if ducks_enabled == 0:
                     continue
 
                 self.bot.log.info("Ducks enabled for %s: %s", [str(channel.name), str(ducks_enabled)])
                 active_duck = channel.get_setting("active-duck", 0)
+                active_duck = int(active_duck) if isinstance(active_duck, str) else active_duck
 
                 if ducks_enabled == 1 and active_duck == 0:
                     ducks = [