diff --git a/hash.go b/hash.go
index 3400ca0..ac3a2fe 100644
--- a/hash.go
+++ b/hash.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package redisrpc
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 )
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func HExists(key string, field string, url ...string) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 
-func HIncrby(key, field string,value int64, url ...string) (int64, error) {
+func HIncrby(key, field string,value int, url ...string) (int64, error) {
 
 	conn, _, err := Conn(url...)
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ func HIncrby(key, field string,value int64, url ...string) (int64, error) {
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	req := &HSetRequest{proto.String(key), proto.String(field), proto.String(string(value)), nil}
+	req := &HSetRequest{proto.String(key), proto.String(field), proto.String(strconv.Itoa(value)), nil}
 
 	res := &HSetResponse{}
 
diff --git a/hash_test.go b/hash_test.go
index ba96dfb..38f2f78 100644
--- a/hash_test.go
+++ b/hash_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Test_HSet(t *testing.T) {
 
 
 func Test_Incrby(t *testing.T){
-	res,err := HIncrby("test_incr","26_26","1")
+	res,err := HIncrby("test_incr","26_26",2)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err.Error())