diff --git a/source/scripts/_python/linkcheck/parse-link-check.py b/source/scripts/_python/linkcheck/parse-link-check.py
index 9909cf1d..cc943731 100644
--- a/source/scripts/_python/linkcheck/parse-link-check.py
+++ b/source/scripts/_python/linkcheck/parse-link-check.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ with open (outFilePath, "w") as outF:
 print("See ./" + outFilePath + " for a detailed breakdown of broken links.")
 
 if numBrokenLinks != 0:
-    print (numBrokenLinks + " detected. Exiting with error code 255.")
+    print (str(numBrokenLinks) + " detected. Exiting with error code 255.")
     sys.exit(-1) 
 else:
     print ("No unexpected broken links detected.")