diff --git a/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php b/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
index 11f25c8b900e..9874ffc8a673 100644
--- a/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
+++ b/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class CompanySettings extends BaseSettings
         'custom_value4'                      => 'string',
         'inclusive_taxes'                    => 'bool',
         'name'                               => 'string',
-        'payment_terms'                      => 'integer',
+        'payment_terms'                      => 'string',
         'payment_type_id'                    => 'string',
         'phone'                              => 'string',
         'postal_code'                        => 'string',
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class CompanySettings extends BaseSettings
         $data->timezone_id       = (string) config('ninja.i18n.timezone_id');
         $data->currency_id       = (string) config('ninja.i18n.currency_id');
         $data->language_id       = (string) config('ninja.i18n.language_id');
-        $data->payment_terms     = (int) config('ninja.i18n.payment_terms');
+        $data->payment_terms     = (string) config('ninja.i18n.payment_terms');
         $data->military_time     = (bool) config('ninja.i18n.military_time');
         $data->date_format_id    = (string) config('ninja.i18n.date_format_id');
         $data->country_id        = (string) config('ninja.i18n.country_id');
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index d513a319dba4..493a01d25f8f 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ return [
         'datetime_format_id' => env('DEFAULT_DATETIME_FORMAT_ID', '1'),
         'locale' => env('DEFAULT_LOCALE', 'en'),
         'map_zoom' => env('DEFAULT_MAP_ZOOM', 10),
-        'payment_terms' => env('DEFAULT_PAYMENT_TERMS', -1),
+        'payment_terms' => env('DEFAULT_PAYMENT_TERMS', "-1"),
         'military_time' => env('MILITARY_TIME', 0),
         'first_day_of_week' => env('FIRST_DATE_OF_WEEK', 0),
         'first_month_of_year' => env('FIRST_MONTH_OF_YEAR', '2000-01-01')