diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_constants.py b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_constants.py
index be0f3c4fd10..cd1d4a8ac1c 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_constants.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_constants.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 S3_SENSOR_RETRY_COUNT = 7
 PVC_CREATE_RETRY_COUNT = 7
 EXIT_HANDLER_RETRY_COUNT = 7
-BACKOFF_DURATION_INT = "2"
+BACKOFF_DURATION_INT = 2
 BACKOFF_DURATION = f"{BACKOFF_DURATION_INT}m"
 RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR = 3  # 2 * 3 * 3 * 3 = 54 minutes