diff --git a/src/plugin_settings.py b/src/plugin_settings.py
index 11116d0..6986bd3 100644
--- a/src/plugin_settings.py
+++ b/src/plugin_settings.py
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ def set_hide_ds_id_list(cls, ds_id_list):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_hide_ds_id_list(cls):
-        return cls.get_settings().value('hide_ds_id_list_str', "").split(";")
+        return cls.get_settings().value('hide_ds_id_list_str', '', str).split(";")