diff --git a/sorts/bucket_sort.py b/sorts/bucket_sort.py
index c83470636083..8e2da91e83eb 100644
--- a/sorts/bucket_sort.py
+++ b/sorts/bucket_sort.py
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ def bucket_sort(
     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