diff --git a/examples/simple_cachedump.js b/examples/simple_cachedump.js
index 85faebb..abfb08c 100644
--- a/examples/simple_cachedump.js
+++ b/examples/simple_cachedump.js
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ memcached.items( function( err, result ){
 		keys.forEach(function( stats ){
 			
 			// get a cachedump for each slabid and slab.number
-			memcached.cachedump( itemSet.server, stats, itemSet[stats].number, function( err, response ){
+			memcached.cachedump( itemSet.server, parseInt(stats), itemSet[stats].number, function( err, response ){
 				// dump the shizzle
 				console.info( JSON.stringify( response ) );
 				console.log( response.key );
 			})
 		})
 	})
-});
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+});