diff --git a/classes/db/DbPDO.php b/classes/db/DbPDO.php
index 96eef1137272c..d51e770a491a8 100644
--- a/classes/db/DbPDO.php
+++ b/classes/db/DbPDO.php
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ protected static function getPDO($host, $user, $password, $dbname, $timeout = 5)
                 PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_USE_BUFFERED_QUERY => true,
                 PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES utf8mb4',
                 PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_MULTI_STATEMENTS => _PS_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENTS_QUERIES_,
+                // FIX This option keeps all data as strings and stops automatic casting to integers, floats and other types
+                PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES => true,
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ protected function _query($sql)
     {
         try {
             return $this->link->query($sql);
-        } catch (\PDOException $exception) {
+        } catch (PDOException $exception) {
             throw new PrestaShopException($exception->getMessage(), (int) $exception->getCode(), $exception);
         }
     }