diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/wrongsecrets/challenges/ChallengesCtfController.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/wrongsecrets/challenges/ChallengesCtfController.java
index a44d3bed2..8dc0de5ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/wrongsecrets/challenges/ChallengesCtfController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/wrongsecrets/challenges/ChallengesCtfController.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.owasp.wrongsecrets.ScoreCard;
 import org.owasp.wrongsecrets.definitions.ChallengeDefinition;
 import org.owasp.wrongsecrets.definitions.ChallengeDefinitionsConfiguration;
+import org.owasp.wrongsecrets.definitions.Difficulty;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ public String getChallenges() {
               .orElse(disabledChallenge));
       jsonChallenge.put("solved", scoreCard.getChallengeCompleted(definition));
       jsonChallenge.put("disabledEnv", getDisabledEnv(definition));
-      jsonChallenge.put("difficulty", definition.difficulty().difficulty());
+      jsonChallenge.put("difficulty", getDificulty(definition.difficulty()));
       jsonArray.add(jsonChallenge);
     }
     json.put("status", "success");
@@ -78,6 +79,23 @@ public String getChallenges() {
     return result;
   }
 
+  private int getDificulty(Difficulty difficulty) {
+    switch (difficulty.difficulty()) {
+      case "easy":
+        return 1;
+      case "normal":
+        return 2;
+      case "hard":
+        return 3;
+      case "expert":
+        return 4;
+      case "master":
+        return 5;
+      default:
+        return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   private String getCategory() {
     return this.wrongSecretsConfiguration.environments().stream()
         .filter(e -> e.equals(runtimeEnvironment.getRuntimeEnvironment()))