diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
index fb1791c20..c6c923aac 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user/info.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.Info do
     field(:hub, :string, default: nil)
     field(:salmon, :string, default: nil)
     field(:hide_network, :boolean, default: false)
-    field(:pinned_activities, {:array, :integer}, default: [])
+    field(:pinned_activities, {:array, :string}, default: [])
 
     # Found in the wild
     # ap_id -> Where is this used?
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 43f8d64d0..65ae7aabf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
   end
 
   def pin(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with {_, {:ok, id}} <- {:param_cast, Ecto.Type.cast(:integer, id)},
-         {:ok, activity} <- TwitterAPI.pin(user, id) do
+    with {:ok, activity} <- TwitterAPI.pin(user, id) do
       conn
       |> put_view(ActivityView)
       |> render("activity.json", %{activity: activity, for: user})
@@ -390,8 +389,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
   end
 
   def unpin(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with {_, {:ok, id}} <- {:param_cast, Ecto.Type.cast(:integer, id)},
-         {:ok, activity} <- TwitterAPI.unpin(user, id) do
+    with {:ok, activity} <- TwitterAPI.unpin(user, id) do
       conn
       |> put_view(ActivityView)
       |> render("activity.json", %{activity: activity, for: user})