diff --git a/valence/api/types.py b/valence/api/types.py
index 5b859bd..c1d7206 100644
--- a/valence/api/types.py
+++ b/valence/api/types.py
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class Integer(object):
                 raise ValueError("Failed to convert value to int")
 
         if minimum is not None and value < minimum:
-            message = _("Integer '%(value)s' is smaller than "
-                        "'%(min)d'.") % {'value': value, 'min': minimum}
+            message = ("Integer '%(value)s' is smaller than"
+                       " '%(min)d'.") % {'value': value, 'min': minimum}
             raise ValueError(message)
 
         return value
diff --git a/valence/tests/unit/api/test_types.py b/valence/tests/unit/api/test_types.py
index c8439cd..27875e2 100644
--- a/valence/tests/unit/api/test_types.py
+++ b/valence/tests/unit/api/test_types.py
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ class TestTypes(TestCase):
             test_value, minimum=9))
         self.assertEqual(test_value, types.Integer.validate(
             test_value, minimum=10))
-        # self.assertRaises(test_value, types.Integer.validate(
-        #    test_value, minimum=11))
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
+                          types.Integer.validate, test_value,
+                          minimum=11)
 
     def test_bool_type(self):
         self.assertTrue(types.Bool.validate(None, default=True))