Int showing as a string in the web UI

Configuration
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I’ve got this simple sensor, getting data from a command-line script :

- platform: command_line
  name: Printer Pages Count
  command: /config/shell_scripts/printer_pages.sh
  value_template: '{{ value | int }}'
  unit_of_measurement: pages

but it’s showing the number as a string, what could be wrong ?
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What does this return (exactly, including any unit) in the template editor:

{{ states('sensor.printer_pages_count') }}
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just 169

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4

Hmm. Very odd.

Have you tried refreshing your web browser cache (Ctrl+F5)?

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Did you create it with the unit_of_measurement first or without it? If you created it without it first, then added it later. Give it some time and it will correct itself.

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yes I tried without success

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That’s correct, but it’s been over 2 days already.
For reference I’m using purge_keep_days: 3, so maybe I have to wait 3 days…

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It’s now showing as a number. Thanks!

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