diff --git a/ci/record_rep_weights.py b/ci/record_rep_weights.py
index 5c462a1ec..82d82a9b8 100644
--- a/ci/record_rep_weights.py
+++ b/ci/record_rep_weights.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate bootstrap representative
 parser.add_argument("output", type=str, help="output weight file")
 parser.add_argument("--rpc", help="node rpc host:port", default="http://[::1]:7076")
 parser.add_argument("--limit", help="percentage of the active supply represented", default=0.99)
-parser.add_argument("--cutoff", help="stop using bootstrap reps this many blocks before the current block height", default=250000)
+parser.add_argument("--cutoff", help="stop using bootstrap reps this many blocks before the current block height", default=250000, type=int)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 r = requests.post(args.rpc, data='{"action":"representatives"}')
diff --git a/rep_weights_beta.bin b/rep_weights_beta.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe0992fbb
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