diff --git a/Modules/Test/classes/Evaluation/class.ilTestEvaluationFactory.php b/Modules/Test/classes/Evaluation/class.ilTestEvaluationFactory.php
index 9e7ef6b40fb9..a766a2a8bade 100644
--- a/Modules/Test/classes/Evaluation/class.ilTestEvaluationFactory.php
+++ b/Modules/Test/classes/Evaluation/class.ilTestEvaluationFactory.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ protected function isRandomTest(): bool
         return $this->test_obj->isRandomTest();
     }
 
-    protected function getTestQuestionCount(): bool
+    protected function getTestQuestionCount(): int
     {
         return $this->test_obj->getQuestionCountWithoutReloading();
     }