diff --git a/src/SAML2/AuthnRequest.php b/src/SAML2/AuthnRequest.php
index 8aba3e35b..c852e6bc4 100644
--- a/src/SAML2/AuthnRequest.php
+++ b/src/SAML2/AuthnRequest.php
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public function setProxyCount($ProxyCount)
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return int
+     * @return int|null
      */
     public function getProxyCount()
     {