diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
index 25149cd4b..df539d12c 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/initialize/loading.py
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ def instantiate_llm(node_type, class_object, params: Dict):
     # False if condition is True
     if node_type == "VertexAI":
         return initialize_vertexai(class_object=class_object, params=params)
+    # max_tokens sometimes is a string and should be an int
+    if (
+        "max_tokens" in params
+        and isinstance(params["max_tokens"], str)
+        and params["max_tokens"].isdigit()
+    ):
+        params["max_tokens"] = int(params["max_tokens"])
+    elif not isinstance(params["max_tokens"], int):
+        params.pop("max_tokens", None)
     return class_object(**params)