diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosclidriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosclidriver.py
index e1d298a..93026c2 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosclidriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosclidriver.py
@@ -2139,6 +2139,9 @@
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
 
+    def checkFlowCount(self, min=0, timeout=60 ):
+        count = int(self.getTotalFlowsNum( timeout=timeout ))
+        return count if (count > min) else False
 
     def checkFlowsState( self, isPENDING=True, timeout=60 ):
         """
@@ -2291,7 +2294,7 @@
 
                 return totalFlows
 
-            return totalFlows
+            return int(totalFlows)
 
         except TypeError:
             main.log.exception( self.name + ": Object not as expected" )