diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/util/Utils.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/util/Utils.java
index 93af188d..51091508 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/util/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/util/Utils.java
@@ -826,20 +826,48 @@ public class Utils {
 	}
 
 	public static void applyNumberFilter(Path<?> fieldPath, CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder, List<Predicate> predicates, Object value, MatchModeEnum matchMode) {
+
 		if (Number.class.isAssignableFrom(fieldPath.getJavaType())) {
 			Number numberValue = null;
-			if (value instanceof Number) {
-				numberValue = (Number) value;
+
+			if (value instanceof String stringValue) {
+				if (isInteger(stringValue)) {
+					numberValue = Long.parseLong(stringValue);
+				} else if (isDecimal(stringValue)) {
+					numberValue = Double.parseDouble(stringValue);
+				}
+			} else if (value instanceof Number number) {
+				numberValue = number;
 			}
-			MatchModeEnum mode = MatchModeEnum.fromObject(matchMode.getValue());
-			switch (mode) {
-				case EQUALS -> predicates.add(criteriaBuilder.equal(fieldPath, numberValue));
+			if (numberValue != null) {
+				MatchModeEnum mode = MatchModeEnum.fromObject(matchMode.getValue());
+
+				if (mode == MatchModeEnum.EQUALS) {
+					predicates.add(criteriaBuilder.equal(fieldPath, numberValue));
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static boolean isInteger(String value) {
 
+		try {
+			Long.parseLong(value);
+			return true;
+		} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 
+	private static boolean isDecimal(String value) {
+
+		try {
+			Double.parseDouble(value);
+			return value.contains(".");
+		} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 
 	public static void applyDateFilter(Path<?> fieldPath, CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder, List<Predicate> predicates, Object value, MatchModeEnum matchMode, Root<?> root) {
 		if (fieldPath.getJavaType().equals(LocalDateTime.class)) {