diff --git a/client/platforms/ios/WGConfig.swift b/client/platforms/ios/WGConfig.swift
index e3b67efe..0647abea 100644
--- a/client/platforms/ios/WGConfig.swift
+++ b/client/platforms/ios/WGConfig.swift
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ struct WGConfig: Decodable {
   let serverPublicKey: String
   let presharedKey: String?
   var allowedIPs: [String]
-  var persistentKeepAlive: String
+  var persistentKeepAlive: Int
   let splitTunnelType: Int
   let splitTunnelSites: [String]