diff --git a/comictaggerlib/issuestring.py b/comictaggerlib/issuestring.py
index 60610ea..658baa4 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/issuestring.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/issuestring.py
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ class IssueString:
 
 		if text is None:
 			return
+
+		if type(text) == int:
+			text = str(text)
+
+		if len(text) == 0:
+			return	
 		
 		text = unicode(text)