diff --git a/src/models/climbing-route-rating/climbing_routes/climbingRoutes.router.ts b/src/models/climbing-route-rating/climbing_routes/climbingRoutes.router.ts
index 25b48e0..9e38339 100644
--- a/src/models/climbing-route-rating/climbing_routes/climbingRoutes.router.ts
+++ b/src/models/climbing-route-rating/climbing_routes/climbingRoutes.router.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ climbingRoutesRouter.get('/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  */
 climbingRoutesRouter.post('/', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     try {
-        let gym_id = Number(req.query.gym_id);
+        let gym_id = parseInt(req.query.gym_id as string, 10);
         let name = req.query.name as string;
         let difficulty = req.query.difficulty as string;
         let captcha_token = req.query['hcaptcha_response'] as string;