diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py
index c9a8b6f7..082260cc 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_download.py
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ class SubscriptionDownload(BaseSubscription, ABC):
             keep_max_files: Optional[int] = None
             if self.output_options.keep_max_files:
                 # validated it can be cast to int within the validator
-                keep_max_files = int(
-                    self.overrides.apply_formatter(self.output_options.keep_max_files)
+                keep_max_files = self.overrides.apply_formatter(
+                    self.output_options.keep_max_files, expected_type=int
                 )
 
             if date_range_to_keep or self.output_options.keep_max_files is not None:
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_ytdl_options.py b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_ytdl_options.py
index b5772197..c689c88b 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_ytdl_options.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_ytdl_options.py
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ class SubscriptionYTDLOptions:
                 self._enhanced_download_archive.working_ytdl_file_path
             )
         if self._preset.output_options.keep_max_files:
-            keep_max_files = int(
-                self._overrides.apply_formatter(self._preset.output_options.keep_max_files)
+            keep_max_files = self._overrides.apply_formatter(
+                self._preset.output_options.keep_max_files, expected_type=int
             )
             if keep_max_files > 0:
                 # yt-dlp has a weird bug with max_downloads=1, set to 2 for safe measure