diff --git a/utils/story_functions.py b/utils/story_functions.py
index 7def121d3..8f9613fa2 100644
--- a/utils/story_functions.py
+++ b/utils/story_functions.py
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ def create_imageproxy_signed_url(base_url, hmac_key, url, options=None):
         str: A full url that can be used to serve the proxied image
     """
     if not options: options = []
+    if isinstance(options, int): options = [str(options)]
     if not isinstance(options, list): options = [options]
     base_url = base_url.rstrip('/')
     signature = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(hmac.new(hmac_key, msg=url, digestmod=hashlib.sha256).digest())