diff --git a/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts b/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts
index 8a78b03c2b..1f1bd397be 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts
+++ b/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,8 @@ import { NextMiddleware } from "next-api-middleware";
 import z from "zod";
 
 const withPage = z.object({
-  page: z
-    .string()
-    .optional()
-    .default("1")
-    .transform((n) => parseInt(n)),
-  take: z
-    .string()
-    .optional()
-    .default("10")
-    .transform((n) => parseInt(n)),
+  page: z.coerce.number().min(1).optional().default(1),
+  take: z.coerce.number().min(1).optional().default(10),
 });
 
 export const withPagination: NextMiddleware = async (req, _, next) => {