diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/team.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/team.go
index c36e45ac503..f7cb7b1ce45 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/team.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/team.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func UpdateTeamMember(cmd *m.UpdateTeamMemberCommand) error {
 			return m.ErrTeamMemberNotFound
 		}
 
-		if cmd.Permission != int64(m.PERMISSION_ADMIN) {
+		if cmd.Permission != m.PERMISSION_ADMIN {
 			cmd.Permission = 0
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/team_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/team_test.go
index 5580f5f9fab..c63b28625b7 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/team_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/team_test.go
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ func TestTeamCommandsAndQueries(t *testing.T) {
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 				So(qBeforeUpdate.Result[0].Permission, ShouldEqual, 0)
 
-				invalidPermissionLevel := 1337
+				invalidPermissionLevel := m.PERMISSION_EDIT
 				err = UpdateTeamMember(&m.UpdateTeamMemberCommand{
 					UserId:     userID,
 					OrgId:      testOrgId,
 					TeamId:     team.Id,
-					Permission: int64(invalidPermissionLevel),
+					Permission: invalidPermissionLevel,
 				})
 
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)