diff --git a/library/cloud/vsphere_guest b/library/cloud/vsphere_guest
index 2a02b933b2..efb35de2fc 100644
--- a/library/cloud/vsphere_guest
+++ b/library/cloud/vsphere_guest
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
     # Change Memory
     if vm_hardware['memory_mb']:
 
-        if vm_hardware['memory_mb'] != vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
+        if int(vm_hardware['memory_mb']) != vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
             spec = spec_singleton(spec, request, vm)
 
             if vm.is_powered_on():
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                     # No hot add but force
                     if not memoryHotAddEnabled:
                         shutdown = True
-                    elif vm_hardware['memory_mb'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['memory_mb']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
                         shutdown = True
                 else:
                     # Fail on no hot add and no force
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                             "required for shutdown")
 
                     # Fail on no force and memory shrink
-                    elif vm_hardware['memory_mb'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['memory_mb']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.memoryMB:
                         module.fail_json(
                             msg="Cannot lower memory on a live VM. force is "
                             "required for shutdown")
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
 
     # ====( Config Memory )====#
     if vm_hardware['num_cpus']:
-        if vm_hardware['num_cpus'] != vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
+        if int(vm_hardware['num_cpus']) != vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
             spec = spec_singleton(spec, request, vm)
 
             if vm.is_powered_on():
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                     # No hot add but force
                     if not cpuHotAddEnabled:
                         shutdown = True
-                    elif vm_hardware['num_cpus'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['num_cpus']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
                         if not cpuHotRemoveEnabled:
                             shutdown = True
                 else:
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ def reconfigure_vm(vsphere_client, vm, module, esxi, resource_pool, cluster_name
                             "required for shutdown")
 
                     # Fail on no force and cpu shrink without hot remove
-                    elif vm_hardware['num_cpus'] < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
+                    elif int(vm_hardware['num_cpus']) < vm.properties.config.hardware.numCPU:
                         if not cpuHotRemoveEnabled:
                             module.fail_json(
                                 msg="Cannot lower CPU on a live VM without "