diff --git a/dtw/countPaths.py b/dtw/countPaths.py
index 2ca550b..fdf92eb 100644
--- a/dtw/countPaths.py
+++ b/dtw/countPaths.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def countPaths(d, debug=False):
 >>> ds = dtw( numpy.arange(3,10), numpy.arange(1,9),
 ...           keep_internals=True, step_pattern=asymmetric);
 >>> countPaths(ds)
-126.0
+126
 
 """
     # ENDIMPORT
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def countPaths(d, debug=False):
         return m
 
     if d.openEnd:
-        return numpy.sum(m[-1,])
+        r = numpy.sum(m[-1,])
     else:
-        return m[-1, -1]
+        r = m[-1, -1]
+    return int(r)
diff --git a/dtw/dtw.py b/dtw/dtw.py
index 292e896..9ad0965 100644
--- a/dtw/dtw.py
+++ b/dtw/dtw.py
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ def dtw(x, y=None,
 
 >>> plt.plot(da.index1,da.index2,'ro')	      # doctest: +SKIP	
 
->>> ds.distance
+>>> float(ds.distance)
 2.0
->>> da.distance
+>>> float(da.distance)
 2.0
 
 """