diff --git a/src/client/render/frame/derive/relation-matrix.ts b/src/client/render/frame/derive/relation-matrix.ts
index f0eca51eb..ca3b7dcb8 100644
--- a/src/client/render/frame/derive/relation-matrix.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/frame/derive/relation-matrix.ts
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ export function buildRelationMatrix(
     }
 
     if (ps.embargoes) {
-      for (const eStr of ps.embargoes) {
-        const eID = parseInt(eStr, 10);
+      for (const eID of ps.embargoes) {
         if (eID > 0 && eID < RELATION_SIZE) {
           matrix[sid * RELATION_SIZE + eID] = RELATION_EMBARGO;
           matrix[eID * RELATION_SIZE + sid] = RELATION_EMBARGO;
diff --git a/src/client/render/types/renderer.ts b/src/client/render/types/renderer.ts
index 14b873207..be262a75f 100644
--- a/src/client/render/types/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/types/renderer.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export interface PlayerState {
   hasSpawned: boolean;
   lastDeleteUnitTick: number;
   allies: number[];
-  embargoes: string[];
+  embargoes: number[];
   targets: number[];
   outgoingAttacks: AttackData[];
   incomingAttacks: AttackData[];
diff --git a/src/client/view/GameView.ts b/src/client/view/GameView.ts
index 0e70bb85c..497ad7463 100644
--- a/src/client/view/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/client/view/GameView.ts
@@ -342,14 +342,14 @@ export class GameView implements GameMap {
     gu.updates[GameUpdateType.Player].forEach((pu) => {
       const player = this._players.get(pu.id);
       if (player === undefined) return;
-      const smallIDStrings: string[] = [];
+      const smallIDs: number[] = [];
       for (const otherPlayerID of pu.embargoes) {
         const otherPV = this._players.get(otherPlayerID);
         if (otherPV !== undefined) {
-          smallIDStrings.push(String(otherPV.smallID()));
+          smallIDs.push(otherPV.smallID());
         }
       }
-      player.setEmbargoSmallIDs(smallIDStrings);
+      player.setEmbargoSmallIDs(smallIDs);
     });
 
     if (this._myClientID) {
diff --git a/src/client/view/PlayerView.ts b/src/client/view/PlayerView.ts
index 6c2272d99..2e49d9916 100644
--- a/src/client/view/PlayerView.ts
+++ b/src/client/view/PlayerView.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ function staticFromUpdate(pu: PlayerUpdate): PlayerStatic {
 }
 
 function stateFromUpdate(pu: PlayerUpdate): PlayerState {
-  // embargoes: Set<PlayerID strings> on the wire, but the renderer expects
-  // stringified smallIDs. GameView fills these in via setEmbargoes() because
+  // embargoes: Set<PlayerID strings> on the wire, but the renderer stores
+  // smallIDs (numbers). GameView fills these in via setEmbargoes() because
   // it has the PlayerID → smallID lookup table.
   return {
     smallID: pu.smallID,
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ export class PlayerView {
     applyStateUpdate(this.state, pu);
   }
 
-  /** Set the renderer-format embargoes (stringified smallIDs). */
-  setEmbargoSmallIDs(smallIDStrings: string[]): void {
-    this.state.embargoes = smallIDStrings;
+  /** Set the renderer-format embargoes (smallIDs). */
+  setEmbargoSmallIDs(smallIDs: number[]): void {
+    this.state.embargoes = smallIDs;
   }
 
   territoryColor(tile?: TileRef): Colord {
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@ export class PlayerView {
   }
 
   hasEmbargoAgainst(other: PlayerView): boolean {
-    const otherSmallIDStr = String(other.smallID());
-    return this.state.embargoes.includes(otherSmallIDStr);
+    return this.state.embargoes.includes(other.smallID());
   }
 
   hasEmbargo(other: PlayerView): boolean {
diff --git a/tests/client/view/PlayerView.test.ts b/tests/client/view/PlayerView.test.ts
index 4acea7a61..c41b0d5be 100644
--- a/tests/client/view/PlayerView.test.ts
+++ b/tests/client/view/PlayerView.test.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ describe("PlayerView relations", () => {
       aTeam?: string;
       bTeam?: string;
       // Embargoes are renderer-format: stringified smallIDs of the OTHER player.
-      aEmbargoSmallIDs?: string[];
-      bEmbargoSmallIDs?: string[];
+      aEmbargoSmallIDs?: number[];
+      bEmbargoSmallIDs?: number[];
       aOutgoingReq?: string[];
     } = {},
   ) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe("PlayerView relations", () => {
 
   it("hasEmbargoAgainst / hasEmbargo are symmetric on the second", () => {
     // a embargoes b — by smallID (renderer format)
-    const aEmbargoesB = pair(1, 2, { aEmbargoSmallIDs: ["2"] });
+    const aEmbargoesB = pair(1, 2, { aEmbargoSmallIDs: [2] });
     // One-way directional embargo from a
     expect(aEmbargoesB.a.hasEmbargoAgainst(aEmbargoesB.b)).toBe(true);
     expect(aEmbargoesB.b.hasEmbargoAgainst(aEmbargoesB.a)).toBe(false);