diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py
index 22608af9cc..95576c447a 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def _get_element_value(element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance, keys: list[str]) -
             elif isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
                 value = len(value)
             else:
-                value = int(1)
+                value = 1
         elif key == "class":
             value = value.is_a()
         elif key == "predefined_type":
diff --git a/src/opencdeserver/api/app/repository/bcf.py b/src/opencdeserver/api/app/repository/bcf.py
index bce4ca1c1f..547d310cf7 100644
--- a/src/opencdeserver/api/app/repository/bcf.py
+++ b/src/opencdeserver/api/app/repository/bcf.py
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class BCFDB(MyDB):
                 project_id=str(project_id),
                 topic_id=str(topic_id),
                 viewpoint_id=str(comment.viewpoint_guid),
-                reply_to_comment_id=str("comment.reply_to_comment_guid"),
+                reply_to_comment_id="comment.reply_to_comment_guid",
                 comment_id=str(this_comment_guid),
                 creation_date=self.timestamp(),
                 comment=comment.comment,