diff --git a/lib/meilisearch/index.rb b/lib/meilisearch/index.rb
index f3419009..c1c06aeb 100644
--- a/lib/meilisearch/index.rb
+++ b/lib/meilisearch/index.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def delete_all_documents!
 
     def search(query, options = {})
       parsed_options = options.compact
-      http_post "/indexes/#{@uid}/search", { q: query }.merge(parsed_options)
+      http_post "/indexes/#{@uid}/search", { q: query.to_s }.merge(parsed_options)
     end
 
     ### UPDATES
diff --git a/spec/meilisearch/index/search/q_spec.rb b/spec/meilisearch/index/search/q_spec.rb
index b4f70fe5..283b7314 100644
--- a/spec/meilisearch/index/search/q_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/meilisearch/index/search/q_spec.rb
@@ -60,4 +60,12 @@
     expect(response['nbHits']).to eq(@documents.count)
     expect(response['hits'].first['objectId']).to eq(1)
   end
+
+  it 'does a basic search with an integer query' do
+    response = @index.search(1)
+    expect(response).to be_a(Hash)
+    expect(response.keys).to contain_exactly(*$DEFAULT_SEARCH_RESPONSE_KEYS)
+    expect(response['hits'].count).to eq(3)
+    expect(response['hits'].first).not_to have_key('_formatted')
+  end
 end