diff --git a/.changelog/1410.txt b/.changelog/1410.txt
index adad3ab47c6..589d96d96af 100644
--- a/.changelog/1410.txt
+++ b/.changelog/1410.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ```release-note:bug
-cloudflare: fix incorrect data type in UpdateCustomNameserverZoneMetadataParams struct
+custom_nameservers: change `NSSet` from string to int to match API response
 ```
diff --git a/custom_nameservers.go b/custom_nameservers.go
index 4c9b017bd1c..dda3003c579 100644
--- a/custom_nameservers.go
+++ b/custom_nameservers.go
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ type CustomNameserverResult struct {
 }
 
 type CustomNameserverZoneMetadata struct {
-	Type    string `json:"type"`
-	NSSet   string `json:"ns_set"`
-	Enabled bool   `json:"enabled"`
+	NSSet   int  `json:"ns_set"`
+	Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
 }
 
 type customNameserverListResponse struct {
diff --git a/custom_nameservers_test.go b/custom_nameservers_test.go
index 3f5384cf2ac..423205cac6a 100644
--- a/custom_nameservers_test.go
+++ b/custom_nameservers_test.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestAccountCustomNameserver_GetAccountCustomNameserverZoneMetadata(t *testi
 		w.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json")
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{
 			"result": {
-				"ns_set": "1",
+				"ns_set": 1,
 				"enabled": true
 			},
 			"success": true,
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func TestAccountCustomNameserver_GetAccountCustomNameserverZoneMetadata(t *testi
 
 	mux.HandleFunc("/zones/"+testZoneID+"/custom_ns", handler)
 	want := CustomNameserverZoneMetadata{
-		NSSet:   "1",
+		NSSet:   1,
 		Enabled: true,
 	}