diff --git a/sorts/bucket_sort.py b/sorts/bucket_sort.py
index 893c7ff3a23a..4b106f3b0ac9 100644
--- a/sorts/bucket_sort.py
+++ b/sorts/bucket_sort.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def bucket_sort(my_list: list, bucket_count: int = 10) -> list:
     if len(my_list) == 0 or bucket_count <= 0:
         return []
 
+    if not isinstance(bucket_count, int):
+        raise TypeError("bucket_count must be an integer")
+
     min_value, max_value = min(my_list), max(my_list)
     if min_value == max_value:
         return my_list