diff --git a/jbrowse/src/org/labkey/jbrowse/JBrowseLuceneSearch.java b/jbrowse/src/org/labkey/jbrowse/JBrowseLuceneSearch.java
index 1b2780f01..a3b1a1a16 100644
--- a/jbrowse/src/org/labkey/jbrowse/JBrowseLuceneSearch.java
+++ b/jbrowse/src/org/labkey/jbrowse/JBrowseLuceneSearch.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public JSONObject doSearch(User u, String searchString, final int pageSize, fina
                         pointsConfigMap.put(field, doublePointsConfig);
                     }
                     case Integer -> {
-                        numericQueryParserFields.put(field, SortField.Type.INT);
+                        numericQueryParserFields.put(field, SortField.Type.LONG);
                         pointsConfigMap.put(field, intPointsConfig);
                     }
                 }