diff --git a/Model/Api/Customer.php b/Model/Api/Customer.php
index 8bf43188..4996d748 100644
--- a/Model/Api/Customer.php
+++ b/Model/Api/Customer.php
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ protected function isSubscriber(\Magento\Customer\Model\Customer $customer)
         $subscriber = $this->subscriberFactory->create();
         $subscriber->loadByEmail($customer->getEmail());
         if ($subscriber->getEmail() == $customer->getEmail()) {
-            if ($subscriber->getStatus() === \Magento\Newsletter\Model\Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED) {
+            if ((int)$subscriber->getStatus() === \Magento\Newsletter\Model\Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED) {
                 return true;
             }
         }