diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
index 4190a5d58f..1dee11ba20 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/DatabaseTaskStore.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export class DatabaseTaskStore implements TaskStore {
       try {
         const body = JSON.parse(event.body) as JsonObject;
         return {
-          id: event.id,
+          id: Number(event.id),
           taskId,
           body,
           type: event.event_type,