diff --git a/Root.js b/Root.js
index cd1a399f4..6938a84ed 100644
--- a/Root.js
+++ b/Root.js
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
                                 case "Cloud": {
                                     processConfig.startMode = global.EXECUTION_CONFIG.startMode // Override file storage configuration
                                     if(global.EXECUTION_CONFIG.timePeriod){
-                                        processConfig.timePeriod = global.EXECUTION_CONFIG.timePeriod
+                                        processConfig.timePeriod = Number(global.EXECUTION_CONFIG.timePeriod)
                                     }
                                     break;
                                 }