diff --git a/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java b/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java
index ab12d12..a96551b 100644
--- a/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java
+++ b/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ else if (filter != null && filter.byName != null) {
              JSONObject nameSearchJson = new JSONObject();
              nameSearchJson.put("search",searchName);
              nameSearchJson.put("context","edit");
-             String pagedResultsOffset = String.valueOf(oo.getPagedResultsOffset());
+             Integer pagedResultsOffset = oo.getPagedResultsOffset();
              boolean morePages = true;
-             if ( pagedResultsOffset != null && !StringUtil.isEmpty(pagedResultsOffset) ) {
+             if ( pagedResultsOffset != null && !StringUtil.isEmpty(pagedResultsOffset.toString()) ) {
                 jsonObject.put("page",pagedResultsOffset);
              }
              request = new HttpGetWithBody(configuration.getWordpressRestUrl() + "/wp/v2/users/");
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ else if (filter != null && filter.byEmailAddress != null) {
           JSONArray searchResponseJson = new JSONArray();
           JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
           jsonObject.put("context","edit");
-          String pagedResultsOffset = String.valueOf(oo.getPagedResultsOffset());
+          Integer pagedResultsOffset = oo.getPagedResultsOffset();
           boolean morePages = true;
-          if ( pagedResultsOffset != null && !StringUtil.isEmpty(pagedResultsOffset) ) {
+          if ( pagedResultsOffset != null && !StringUtil.isEmpty(pagedResultsOffset.toString()) ) {
              jsonObject.put("page",pagedResultsOffset);
           }
           while ( morePages ) {