diff --git a/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py b/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py
index df6745a..33f1484 100644
--- a/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py
+++ b/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/paypal_settings/paypal_settings.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
 import json
 from frappe import _
-from frappe.utils import get_url, call_hook_method
+from frappe.utils import get_url, call_hook_method, cint
 from urllib import urlencode
 from frappe.integration_broker.doctype.integration_service.integration_service import IntegrationService
 import urllib
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class PayPalSettings(IntegrationService):
 
 	def setup_sandbox_env(self, token):
 		data = json.loads(frappe.db.get_value("Integration Request", token, "data"))
-		setattr(self, "use_sandbox", frappe._dict(data).use_sandbox or 0)
+		setattr(self, "use_sandbox", cint(frappe._dict(data).use_sandbox) or 0)
 
 	def validate(self):
 		if not self.flags.ignore_mandatory:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class PayPalSettings(IntegrationService):
 			frappe.throw(_("Invalid payment gateway credentials"))
 
 	def get_payment_url(self, **kwargs):
-		setattr(self, "use_sandbox", kwargs.get("use_sandbox", 0))
+		setattr(self, "use_sandbox", cint(kwargs.get("use_sandbox", 0)))
 
 		response = self.execute_set_express_checkout(kwargs["amount"], kwargs["currency"])
 
diff --git a/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/razorpay_settings/razorpay_settings.py b/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/razorpay_settings/razorpay_settings.py
index d44db1d..e987763 100644
--- a/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/razorpay_settings/razorpay_settings.py
+++ b/payments/payment_gateways/doctype/razorpay_settings/razorpay_settings.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ For razorpay payment status is Authorized
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
-from frappe.utils import get_url, call_hook_method
+from frappe.utils import get_url, call_hook_method, cint
 from frappe import _
 import urllib, json
 from frappe.integration_broker.doctype.integration_service.integration_service import IntegrationService
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class RazorpaySettings(IntegrationService):
 			"api_secret": self.get_password(fieldname="api_secret", raise_exception=False)
 		})
 
-		if data.get('notes', {}).get('use_sandbox'):
+		if cint(data.get('notes', {}).get('use_sandbox')):
 			settings.update({
 				"api_key": frappe.conf.sandbox_api_key,
 				"api_secret": frappe.conf.sandbox_api_secret,
diff --git a/payments/templates/pages/razorpay_checkout.py b/payments/templates/pages/razorpay_checkout.py
index 68bed32..d37fef2 100644
--- a/payments/templates/pages/razorpay_checkout.py
+++ b/payments/templates/pages/razorpay_checkout.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
-from frappe.utils import flt
+from frappe.utils import flt, cint
 import json
 
 no_cache = 1
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ def get_context(context):
 
 def get_api_key():
 	api_key = frappe.db.get_value("Razorpay Settings", None, "api_key")
-
-	if frappe.form_dict.get("use_sandbox"):
+	if cint(frappe.form_dict.get("use_sandbox")):
 		api_key = frappe.conf.sandbox_api_key
 
 	return api_key