diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateBatch.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateBatch.java
index ff440ea96..1cc735fa0 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateBatch.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/update/TestSqlUpdateBatch.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class TestSqlUpdateBatch extends BaseTestCase {
           .setParameter(1, String.valueOf(i))
           .addBatch();
         delete
-          .setParameter(1, String.valueOf(i))
+          .setParameter(1, i)
           .addBatch();
       }