diff --git a/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Crypt.php b/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Crypt.php
index 6559deb940050..57aecf9563388 100644
--- a/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Crypt.php
+++ b/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Crypt.php
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ protected function isValidPrivateKey($plainKey) {
 	 * @param string $passPhrase
 	 * @param string $cipher
 	 * @param int $version
-	 * @param int $position
+	 * @param int|string $position
 	 * @return string
 	 * @throws DecryptionFailedException
 	 */
diff --git a/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Encryption.php b/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Encryption.php
index 263e9a15df897..6fa388e887594 100644
--- a/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Encryption.php
+++ b/apps/encryption/lib/Crypto/Encryption.php
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public function encrypt($data, $position = 0) {
 	 * decrypt data
 	 *
 	 * @param string $data you want to decrypt
-	 * @param int $position
+	 * @param int|string $position
 	 * @return string decrypted data
 	 * @throws DecryptionFailedException
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/public/Encryption/IEncryptionModule.php b/lib/public/Encryption/IEncryptionModule.php
index 7d306d3c2fedc..050cdf2555b96 100644
--- a/lib/public/Encryption/IEncryptionModule.php
+++ b/lib/public/Encryption/IEncryptionModule.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public function encrypt($data, $position);
 	 * decrypt data
 	 *
 	 * @param string $data you want to decrypt
-	 * @param string $position position of the block we want to decrypt
+	 * @param int|string $position position of the block we want to decrypt
 	 *
 	 * @return mixed decrypted data
 	 *