diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
index 1d7e8a419e..f12aa49fea 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   SearchFilters,
   Table,
 } from "@budibase/types"
+import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 enum SortOrder {
   ASCENDING = "ascending",
@@ -117,7 +118,11 @@ function typeCoercion(filters: SearchFilters, table: Table) {
     const searchParam = filters[key]
     if (typeof searchParam === "object") {
       for (let [property, value] of Object.entries(searchParam)) {
-        const column = table.schema[property]
+        // We need to strip numerical prefixes here, so that we can look up
+        // the correct field name in the schema
+        const columnName = dbCore.removeKeyNumbering(property)
+        const column = table.schema[columnName]
+
         // convert string inputs
         if (!column || typeof value !== "string") {
           continue