diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/contentnode.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/contentnode.py
index 76acb56667..2fbf61556d 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/contentnode.py
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/contentnode.py
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ def decode_cursor(self, request):
             return None
 
         try:
-            value = int(value)
+            value = int(float(value))
         except ValueError:
             raise ValidationError("lft must be an integer but an invalid value was given.")