diff -u gajim-0.11.1/src/common/contacts.py gajim-0.11.1/src/common/contacts.py
--- gajim-0.11.1/src/common/contacts.py
+++ gajim-0.11.1/src/common/contacts.py
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@
 		max_order = 0
 		order = 0
 		if data.has_key('order'):
-			order = data['order']
+			order = int(data['order'])
 		if order:
 			family = self.get_metacontacts_family(account, jid)
 			for data_ in family:
 				if data_.has_key('order') and data_['order'] > max_order:
-					max_order = data_['order']
+					max_order = int(data_['order'])
 		contact = self.get_contact_with_highest_priority(account, jid)
 		score = (max_order - order)*10000
 		
diff -u gajim-0.11.1/debian/changelog gajim-0.11.1/debian/changelog
--- gajim-0.11.1/debian/changelog
+++ gajim-0.11.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+gajim (0.11.1-0ubuntu3.1) feisty-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix startup problems on certain Jabber servers which transmit
+    the roster order as strings. (LP: #174406)
+
+ -- Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org>  Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:44:46 +0100
+
 gajim (0.11.1-0ubuntu3) feisty; urgency=low
 
   * src/roaster_window.py: