diff --git a/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java b/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java
index 8291e606c7..facf34b9ca 100644
--- a/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java
+++ b/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java
@@ -462,4 +462,12 @@ public static String formatDateTimeISO(Date date) {
         }
     }
 
+    public static boolean isInteger(String s) {
+        try {
+            Long.parseLong(s);
+            return true;
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }