diff --git a/swift/obj/replicator.py b/swift/obj/replicator.py
index 81cb531e63..c4df49deba 100644
--- a/swift/obj/replicator.py
+++ b/swift/obj/replicator.py
@@ -817,8 +817,8 @@ class ObjectReplicator(Daemon):
                     self.logger.exception('ERROR creating %s' % obj_path)
                 continue
             for partition in os.listdir(obj_path):
-                if (override_partitions is not None
-                        and partition not in override_partitions):
+                if (override_partitions is not None and partition.isdigit()
+                        and int(partition) not in override_partitions):
                     continue
 
                 if (partition.startswith('auditor_status_') and
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py b/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py
index 781a3de177..60d18b9b66 100644
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py
@@ -1401,10 +1401,10 @@ class TestObjectReplicator(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(os.access(part_path, os.F_OK))
         self.replicator.replicate(override_devices=['sdb'])
         self.assertTrue(os.access(part_path, os.F_OK))
-        self.replicator.replicate(override_partitions=['9'])
+        self.replicator.replicate(override_partitions=[9])
         self.assertTrue(os.access(part_path, os.F_OK))
         self.replicator.replicate(override_devices=['sda'],
-                                  override_partitions=['1'])
+                                  override_partitions=[1])
         self.assertFalse(os.access(part_path, os.F_OK))
 
     def test_delete_policy_override_params(self):