diff --git a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/models/pagination_util.py b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/models/pagination_util.py
index 0b47cb6..b521e84 100644
--- a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/models/pagination_util.py
+++ b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/models/pagination_util.py
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 """Module containing helpers for pagination that are better suited for the view functions."""
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast
 
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import ColumnElement, ColumnOperators
+from marshmallow.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from .base_models import ApiLink
 from .request_helpers import LinkGenerator, PageResource
@@ -89,11 +90,13 @@ def prepare_pagination_query_args(
     item_count: int = 25,
     sort: Optional[str] = None,
     _sort_default: str,
+    _cast_cursor: Optional[type[str] | type[int]] = None,
 ) -> PaginationOptions:
     """Prepare pagination query arguments into a PaginationOptions object.
 
     Args:
         _sort_default (str): a default sort string to apply if sort is None
+        _cast_cursor (type[str]|type[int], optional): if set, ensure that the cursor value is either an int or a string. Defaults to None.
         cursor (Optional[Union[str, int]], optional): the cursor of the current page. Defaults to None.
         item_count (int, optional): the current item count. Defaults to 25.
         sort (Optional[str], optional): the current sort argument. Defaults to None.
@@ -104,6 +107,14 @@ def prepare_pagination_query_args(
     if sort is None and _sort_default is not None:
         sort = _sort_default
 
+    if cursor and _cast_cursor:
+        try:
+            cursor = _cast_cursor(cursor)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Page cursor was {cursor} but should have been {'a string' if _cast_cursor is str else 'an integer'}!"
+            )
+
     return PaginationOptions(
         sort=sort,
         item_count=item_count,
diff --git a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/plugins/root.py b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/plugins/root.py
index 96b349f..f074dda 100644
--- a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/plugins/root.py
+++ b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/plugins/root.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def get(
             last_available_period = None
 
         pagination_options: PaginationOptions = prepare_pagination_query_args(
-            **kwargs, _sort_default="name,-version"
+            **kwargs, _sort_default="name,-version", _cast_cursor=int
         )
 
         filter_: List[ColumnOperators] = filter_ramps_by_id(parsed_plugin_ids)
diff --git a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/seeds/root.py b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/seeds/root.py
index 48f6ea3..af6025d 100644
--- a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/seeds/root.py
+++ b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/seeds/root.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get(self, **kwargs):
         # abort(HTTPStatus.NOT_IMPLEMENTED, message="WIP, currently not implemented")
 
         pagination_options: PaginationOptions = prepare_pagination_query_args(
-            **kwargs, _sort_default="id"
+            **kwargs, _sort_default="id", _cast_cursor=int
         )
 
         pagination_info = default_get_page_info(Seed, tuple(), pagination_options)
diff --git a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/services/root.py b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/services/root.py
index f631c78..e0cc523 100644
--- a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/services/root.py
+++ b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/services/root.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def get(self, service_id: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
         """Get a list of services."""
 
         pagination_options: PaginationOptions = prepare_pagination_query_args(
-            **kwargs, _sort_default="service_id"
+            **kwargs, _sort_default="service_id", _cast_cursor=int
         )
 
         service_id_filter = service_id
diff --git a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates copy/root.py b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates copy/root.py
index 6583397..7cea4d1 100644
--- a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates copy/root.py	
+++ b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates copy/root.py	
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def get(self, **kwargs):
         """Get a list of templates."""
 
         pagination_options: PaginationOptions = prepare_pagination_query_args(
-            **kwargs, _sort_default="name"
+            **kwargs, _sort_default="name", _cast_cursor=int
         )
 
         pagination_info = default_get_page_info(
diff --git a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates/root.py b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates/root.py
index 8d07c2a..d53f49e 100644
--- a/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates/root.py
+++ b/qhana_plugin_registry/api/templates/root.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def get(self, **kwargs):
         template_id: Optional[int] = kwargs.pop("template_id", None)
 
         pagination_options: PaginationOptions = prepare_pagination_query_args(
-            **kwargs, _sort_default="name"
+            **kwargs, _sort_default="name", _cast_cursor=int
         )
 
         filter_ = filter_templates_by_template_id(template_id=template_id)
diff --git a/qhana_plugin_registry/db/pagination.py b/qhana_plugin_registry/db/pagination.py
index 2f13869..641a17b 100644
--- a/qhana_plugin_registry/db/pagination.py
+++ b/qhana_plugin_registry/db/pagination.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def get_page_info(
         DB.session.query(
             cursor_column,
             row_numbers.label("row"),
-            (row_numbers / item_count).label("page"),
+            func.floor(row_numbers / item_count).label("page"),
             (row_numbers % item_count).label("modulo"),
         )
         .filter(*query_filter)