diff --git a/src/murfey/client/contexts/tomo.py b/src/murfey/client/contexts/tomo.py
index 7d3722d0f..331b9a728 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/contexts/tomo.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/contexts/tomo.py
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ def gather_metadata(
                     metadata_file.parent / data_file
                 )
                 mdoc_metadata["frame_count"] = int(
-                    mdoc_metadata["eer_fractionation"] / mdoc_metadata["num_eer_frames"]
+                    int(mdoc_metadata["eer_fractionation"])
+                    / int(mdoc_metadata["num_eer_frames"])
                 )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Exception encountered in metadata gathering: {str(e)}")
diff --git a/src/murfey/util/models.py b/src/murfey/util/models.py
index 82e5ce708..33b919302 100644
--- a/src/murfey/util/models.py
+++ b/src/murfey/util/models.py
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ class ProcessFile(BaseModel):  # Rename to TomoProcessFile
     image_number: int
     pixel_size: float
     dose_per_frame: float
+    frame_count: int
     mc_uuid: Optional[int] = None
     voltage: float = 300
     mc_binning: int = 1