diff --git a/connectivity/src/sensors/environmental_box.py b/connectivity/src/sensors/environmental_box.py
index 8421640..7e83231 100644
--- a/connectivity/src/sensors/environmental_box.py
+++ b/connectivity/src/sensors/environmental_box.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         
         super().__post_init__()
         self.id = str(self.data["esp8266id"])
-        self.model = self.data.get("model", SDS011_MODEL)
+        self.model = int(self.data.get("model", SDS011_MODEL))
         self.public = self.generate_pubkey(str(self.id))
         self.donated_by = str(self.data.get("donated_by", ""))
         sensors_data = self.data["sensordatavalues"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4a60344..03ac731 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "sensors_connectivity"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.6.2"
 description = "Robonomics package to read data from sensors and publish to different output channels"
 authors = [
     "Vadim Manaenko <vadim.razorq@gmail.com>",