diff --git a/prometheuspvesd/config.py b/prometheuspvesd/config.py
index f72d0d5..0b8aff5 100644
--- a/prometheuspvesd/config.py
+++ b/prometheuspvesd/config.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Config():
         },
         "exclude_vmid": {
             "default": [],
-            "env": "EXCLUDE_STATE",
+            "env": "EXCLUDE_VMID",
             "file": True,
             "type": environs.Env().list
         },
diff --git a/prometheuspvesd/discovery.py b/prometheuspvesd/discovery.py
index f3c8555..52f86be 100644
--- a/prometheuspvesd/discovery.py
+++ b/prometheuspvesd/discovery.py
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ class Discovery():
             if obj["template"] == 1:
                 continue
 
-            if obj["status"] in self.config.config["exclude_state"]:
+            if obj["status"] in map(str, self.config.config["exclude_state"]):
                 continue
 
-            if obj["vmid"] in self.config.config["exclude_vmid"]:
+            if obj["vmid"] in map(str, self.config.config["exclude_vmid"]):
                 continue
 
             filtered.append(item.copy())