diff --git a/resources/lib/playback.py b/resources/lib/playback.py
index 1980865a..a12c0df0 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playback.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playback.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def playback_triage(plex_id=None, plex_type=None, path=None, resolve=True):
     the first pass - e.g. if you're calling this function from the original
     service.py Python instance
     """
+    plex_id = utils.cast(int, plex_id)
     LOG.info('playback_triage called with plex_id %s, plex_type %s, path %s, '
              'resolve %s', plex_id, plex_type, path, resolve)
     global RESOLVE
diff --git a/resources/lib/plex_functions.py b/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
index c622ac9e..69acee81 100644
--- a/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
+++ b/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ def get_plex_sections():
     return DU().downloadUrl('{server}/library/sections')
 
 
-def init_plex_playqueue(itemid, librarySectionUUID, mediatype='movie',
+def init_plex_playqueue(plex_id, librarySectionUUID, mediatype='movie',
                         trailers=False):
     """
     Returns raw API metadata XML dump for a playlist with e.g. trailers.
@@ -730,8 +730,8 @@ def init_plex_playqueue(itemid, librarySectionUUID, mediatype='movie',
     url = "{server}/playQueues"
     args = {
         'type': mediatype,
-        'uri': ('library://' + librarySectionUUID +
-                '/item/%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F' + itemid),
+        'uri': ('library://{0}/item/%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F{1}'.format(
+                librarySectionUUID, plex_id)),
         'includeChapters': '1',
         'shuffle': '0',
         'repeat': '0'