diff --git a/include/staff/tickets.inc.php b/include/staff/tickets.inc.php
index 83bb13f05b82e85023a936c8f9bfbd1efe56ad07..5c48998806c48c8c020ffcb59e93012807ba995e 100644
--- a/include/staff/tickets.inc.php
+++ b/include/staff/tickets.inc.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ if ($_REQUEST['advsid'] && isset($_SESSION['adv_'.$_REQUEST['advsid']])) {
         db_input($_SESSION['adv_'.$_REQUEST['advsid']])).')';
 }
 
-$sortOptions=array('date'=>'effective_date','ID'=>'ticket.`number`',
+$sortOptions=array('date'=>'effective_date','ID'=>'ticket.`number`*1',
     'pri'=>'pri.priority_urgency','name'=>'user.name','subj'=>'cdata.subject',
     'status'=>'ticket.status','assignee'=>'assigned','staff'=>'staff',
     'dept'=>'dept.dept_name');