diff --git a/backend/danswer/connectors/freshdesk/connector.py b/backend/danswer/connectors/freshdesk/connector.py
index 04033b05f3f..db2a293e95f 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/connectors/freshdesk/connector.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/connectors/freshdesk/connector.py
@@ -42,18 +42,28 @@
     "to_emails",
 }
 
-_SOURCE_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP = {
-    "1": "Email",
-    "2": "Portal",
-    "3": "Phone",
-    "7": "Chat",
-    "9": "Feedback Widget",
-    "10": "Outbound Email",
+_SOURCE_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP: dict[int, str] = {
+    1: "Email",
+    2: "Portal",
+    3: "Phone",
+    7: "Chat",
+    9: "Feedback Widget",
+    10: "Outbound Email",
 }
 
-_PRIORITY_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP = {"1": "low", "2": "medium", "3": "high", "4": "urgent"}
+_PRIORITY_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP: dict[int, str] = {
+    1: "low",
+    2: "medium",
+    3: "high",
+    4: "urgent",
+}
 
-_STATUS_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP = {"2": "open", "3": "pending", "4": "resolved", "5": "closed"}
+_STATUS_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP: dict[int, str] = {
+    2: "open",
+    3: "pending",
+    4: "resolved",
+    5: "closed",
+}
 
 
 def _create_metadata_from_ticket(ticket: dict) -> dict:
@@ -91,7 +101,7 @@ def _create_metadata_from_ticket(ticket: dict) -> dict:
     # Convert source numbers to human-parsable string
     if source_number := ticket.get("source"):
         metadata["source"] = _SOURCE_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP.get(
-            str(source_number), "Unknown Source Type"
+            source_number, "Unknown Source Type"
         )
 
     # Convert priority numbers to human-parsable string
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ def _create_metadata_from_ticket(ticket: dict) -> dict:
     # Convert status to human-parsable string
     if status_number := ticket.get("status"):
         metadata["status"] = _STATUS_NUMBER_TYPE_MAP.get(
-            str(status_number), "Unknown Status"
+            status_number, "Unknown Status"
         )
 
     due_by = datetime.fromisoformat(ticket["due_by"].replace("Z", "+00:00"))