diff --git a/src/types/entities/user.rs b/src/types/entities/user.rs
index ddbdc22..d547be3 100644
--- a/src/types/entities/user.rs
+++ b/src/types/entities/user.rs
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ impl Serialize for UserFlags {
 
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for UserFlags {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> where D: Deserializer<'de> {
-        let s = String::deserialize(deserializer)?.parse::<u64>().map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)?;
-
+        // let s = String::deserialize(deserializer)?.parse::<u64>().map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)?;
+        let s = crate::types::serde::string_or_u64(deserializer)?;
+        
         Ok(UserFlags::from_bits(s).unwrap())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/types/utils/serde.rs b/src/types/utils/serde.rs
index 8584004..544a305 100644
--- a/src/types/utils/serde.rs
+++ b/src/types/utils/serde.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use core::fmt;
 use chrono::{LocalResult, NaiveDateTime};
-use serde::de;
+use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use serde::de::Error;
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -259,4 +260,19 @@ pub(crate) fn serde_from<T, E, V>(me: LocalResult<T>, _ts: &V) -> Result<T, E>
         }
         LocalResult::Single(val) => Ok(val),
     }
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+enum StringOrU64 {
+    String(String),
+    U64(u64),
+}
+
+pub fn string_or_u64<'de, D>(d: D) -> Result<u64, D::Error>
+where D: Deserializer<'de> {
+    match StringOrU64::deserialize(d)? {
+        StringOrU64::String(s) => s.parse::<u64>().map_err(D::Error::custom),
+        StringOrU64::U64(u) => Ok(u)
+    }
 }
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