diff --git a/api/src/routes/applications.ts b/api/src/routes/applications.ts
index f76570f..910f742 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/applications.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/applications.ts
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@ VALUES(?, ?, ?, 1);`
           INNER JOIN members AS member ON member.id = app.poster_id
         WHERE app.id = ?; `;
     const comment = await conn.query(getSQL, [result.insertId])
-    audit.record('application', 'comment_added', { actorId: user.id, targetId: appID }, { commentId: result.insertId });
+    audit.record('application', 'comment_added', { actorId: user.id, targetId: appID }, { commentId: Number(result.insertId) });
     logger.info('app', "Admin application comment posted", {
       application: appID,
       poster: user.id,
-      comment: result.insertId,
+      comment: Number(result.insertId),
     })
 
     res.status(201).json(comment[0]);