diff --git a/orchestrator/utils/orchestrator_functions.py b/orchestrator/utils/orchestrator_functions.py
index de3530e..6806bf8 100644
--- a/orchestrator/utils/orchestrator_functions.py
+++ b/orchestrator/utils/orchestrator_functions.py
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ def build_tag_config(
         **tag,
     }
 
-    frequencies = [x['frequency'] for x in slot_config[f'{i}'][server_name]['tags'].values()]
+    frequencies = [int(x['frequency']) for x in slot_config[f'{i}'][server_name]['tags'].values()]
 
-    min_frequency = min(frequencies) if frequencies else 500
+    min_frequency = min(frequencies) if frequencies else 1000
 
     slot_config[f"{i}"][server_name]['subscription_period_ms'] = min_frequency/2