diff --git a/emacspy.pyx b/emacspy.pyx
index 51d1a17..014bdde 100644
--- a/emacspy.pyx
+++ b/emacspy.pyx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ cdef class EmacsValue:
         my_type = self.type()
         if my_type == "string":
             return self.str()
-        elif my_type == "intiger":
+        elif my_type == "integer":
             return self.int()
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/tests/test.el b/tests/test.el
index 71b1f2d..941bfda 100644
--- a/tests/test.el
+++ b/tests/test.el
@@ -62,3 +62,11 @@
 (ert-deftest ert-test-emacspy-duplicate-load ()
   (should-error (progn (load "emacspy")
                        (load "emacspy"))))
+
+(ert-deftest ert-test-emacspy-data-int ()
+  (should (py-set-global "test" 1 "test_int"))
+  (should (eq 1 (py-get-global-variable  "test" "test_int")))
+  (should (py-set-global "test" -1 "test_int"))
+  (should (eq -1 (py-get-global-variable  "test" "test_int")))
+  (should (py-set-global "test" 0 "test_int"))
+  (should (eq 0 (py-get-global-variable  "test" "test_int"))) )