diff --git a/eveonline/forms.py b/eveonline/forms.py
index eeba2f9e..d81e1cf5 100644
--- a/eveonline/forms.py
+++ b/eveonline/forms.py
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ class UpdateKeyForm(forms.Form):
 
     api_id = forms.CharField(max_length=254, required=True, label="Key ID")
     api_key = forms.CharField(max_length=254, required=True, label="Verification Code")
+    
+    def clean_api_id(self):
+        try:
+            api_id = int(self.cleaned_data['api_id'])
+            return api_id
+        except:
+            raise forms.ValidationError("API ID must be a number")
 
     def clean(self):
         super(UpdateKeyForm, self).clean()