diff --git a/votestats.php b/votestats.php
index 8b31702..fb996ce 100644
--- a/votestats.php
+++ b/votestats.php
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ $topNumber = 25;
 $categoryId = "any"; /* default to all categories */
 
 /* process the post variables to override the default settings */
-if($_POST)
-{
-    if(isset($_POST['topNumber'])) $topNumber = (int)mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['topNumber']);
-    if(isset($_POST['categoryId'])) $categoryId = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['categoryId']);
-}
+if( isset($_REQUEST['topNumber']) AND is_numeric($_REQUEST['topNumber'])) 
+    $topNumber = $_REQUEST['topNumber'];
+if( isset($_REQUEST['categoryId']) AND is_numeric($_REQUEST['categoryId'])) 
+    $categoryId = $_REQUEST['categoryId'];
 
 /* Check if the value makes sense */
-if(!is_integer($topNumber) || $topNumber > 200 || $topNumber < 1)
+if($topNumber > 200 || $topNumber < 1)
     $topNumber = 25;
 
 apidb_header("Vote Stats - Top $topNumber Applications");