diff --git a/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js b/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js
index 922fe63c3..d0719d086 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/views/stacks/edit/stackController.js
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@ angular.module('portainer.app').controller('StackController', [
 
       $scope.composeSyntaxMaxVersion = endpoint.ComposeSyntaxMaxVersion;
 
-      $scope.stackType = $transition$.params().type;
+      $scope.stackType = parseInt($transition$.params().type, 10);
+
       $scope.editorReadOnly = !Authentication.hasAuthorizations(['PortainerStackUpdate']);
     }