diff --git a/process-repository.py b/process-repository.py
index dc96f2c..99f17a9 100644
--- a/process-repository.py
+++ b/process-repository.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def main():
 
             # -- Check required --
             if (not issue_required_tag == None) and (
-                not int(issue_required_tag) in issue_current_labels
+                not issue_required_tag in issue_current_labels
             ):
                 logger.debug(
                     f">> Skipping issue #{issue["number"]} because it does not have the required ('{issue_required_tag}') tag"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def main():
 
             # -- Check exclude --
             if (not issue_exclude_tag == None) and (
-                int(issue_exclude_tag) in issue_current_labels
+                issue_exclude_tag in issue_current_labels
             ):
                 logger.debug(
                     f">> Skipping issue #{issue["number"]} because it has the exclude ('{issue_exclude_tag}') tag"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def main():
 
             # -- Check required --
             if (not pull_request_required_tag == None) and (
-                not int(pull_request_required_tag) in pull_request_current_labels
+                not pull_request_required_tag in pull_request_current_labels
             ):
                 logger.debug(
                     f">> Skipping pull request #{pull_request["number"]} because it does not have the required ('{pull_request_required_tag}') tag"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def main():
 
             # -- Check exclude --
             if (not pull_request_exclude_tag == None) and (
-                int(pull_request_exclude_tag) in pull_request_current_labels
+                pull_request_exclude_tag in pull_request_current_labels
             ):
                 logger.debug(
                     f">> Skipping pull request #{pull_request["number"]} because it has the exclude ('{pull_request_exclude_tag}') tag"