diff --git a/frappy_psi/sea.py b/frappy_psi/sea.py
index 2d98f92..0fc78e0 100644
--- a/frappy_psi/sea.py
+++ b/frappy_psi/sea.py
@@ -383,6 +383,19 @@ SEA_TO_SECOPTYPE = {
 }
 
 
+class SeaEnum(EnumType):
+    """some sea enum nodes have text type -> accept '<integer>' also"""
+    def copy(self):
+        return SeaEnum(self._enum)
+
+    def __call__(self, value):
+        try:
+            value = int(value)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        return super().__call__(value)
+
+
 def get_datatype(paramdesc):
     typ = paramdesc['type']
     result = SEA_TO_SECOPTYPE.get(typ, False)
@@ -390,7 +403,7 @@ def get_datatype(paramdesc):
         return result
     # special cases
     if typ == 'enum':
-        return EnumType(paramdesc['enum'])
+        return SeaEnum(paramdesc['enum'])
     raise ValueError('unknown SEA type %r' % typ)