diff --git a/src/rds2py/granges.py b/src/rds2py/granges.py
index aed2de7..8f87a90 100644
--- a/src/rds2py/granges.py
+++ b/src/rds2py/granges.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ def as_granges(robj):
     _seqinfo_genome = robj["attributes"]["seqinfo"]["attributes"]["genome"]["data"]
     _seqinfo = SeqInfo(
         seqnames=_seqinfo_seqnames,
-        seqlengths=[None if x == -2147483648 else x for x in _seqinfo_seqlengths],
-        is_circular=[None if x == -2147483648 else x for x in _seqinfo_is_circular],
+        seqlengths=[None if x == -2147483648 else int(x) for x in _seqinfo_seqlengths],
+        is_circular=[None if x == -2147483648 else bool(x) for x in _seqinfo_is_circular],
         genome=_seqinfo_genome,
     )