1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ipalib/cli.py b/ipalib/cli.py
index d8c4b8058..0cd51a88e 100644
--- a/ipalib/cli.py
+++ b/ipalib/cli.py
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ class textui(backend.Backend):
         if it is a python str type, otherwise it is a plain string.
         """
         if type(value) is str:
-            return base64.b64encode(value)
+            try:
+                int(value)
+                return value
+            except ValueError:
+                return base64.b64encode(value)
         else:
             return value