--- a/tests/run-tests.py	Sun Jun 15 13:01:03 2008 +0200
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py	Mon Jun 16 11:37:26 2008 +0200
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     help="test existing install at given location")
 
 for option, default in defaults.items():
-    defaults[option] = os.environ.get(*default)
+    defaults[option] = int(os.environ.get(*default))
 parser.set_defaults(**defaults)
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 verbose = options.verbose