diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index 640af9b..f7474e3 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule): void
 
         // AI Gen Scheduler
 
-        $launched_date = Carbon::parse(config('platform.global.launched_epoch'));
+        $launched_date = Carbon::parse(intval(config('platform.global.launched_epoch')));
         $days_since_launch = now()->diffInDays($launched_date) + 1;
         $posts_to_generate = get_exponential_posts_gen_by_day($days_since_launch);
         $mins_between_posts = floor((24 * 60) / $posts_to_generate);