diff --git a/sorts/bucket_sort.py b/sorts/bucket_sort.py
index 893c7ff3a23a..627ac161de9a 100644
--- a/sorts/bucket_sort.py
+++ b/sorts/bucket_sort.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ def bucket_sort(my_list: list, bucket_count: int = 10) -> list:
     >>> data = [5.5, 2.2, -1.1, 3.3, 0.0]
     >>> bucket_sort(data) == sorted(data)
     True
+    >>> bucket_sort(data, 2.5)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    TypeError: bucket_count must be an integer
     >>> bucket_sort([1]) == [1]
     True
     >>> data = [-1.1, -1.5, -3.4, 2.5, 3.6, -3.3]
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ def bucket_sort(my_list: list, bucket_count: int = 10) -> list:
     True
     """
 
+    if not isinstance(bucket_count, int) or isinstance(bucket_count, bool):
+        raise TypeError("bucket_count must be an integer")
+
     if len(my_list) == 0 or bucket_count <= 0:
         return []