diff --git a/config/metadata/configMeta.yaml b/config/metadata/configMeta.yaml
index e1567199bc..32abfeec9c 100644
--- a/config/metadata/configMeta.yaml
+++ b/config/metadata/configMeta.yaml
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ groups:
 
       - name: ReaperBatchSize
         firstVersion: v3.0
-        type: duration
+        type: int
         valuetype: nondefault
         default: 500
         reload: false