diff --git a/sql/ast.go b/sql/ast.go
index 556ca62f..24c20aa3 100644
--- a/sql/ast.go
+++ b/sql/ast.go
@@ -455,9 +455,10 @@ func (this Thing) MarshalText() (data []byte, err error) {
 
 func NewThing(TB string, ID interface{}) *Thing {
 	if str, ok := ID.(string); ok {
-		if cnv, err := strconv.ParseInt(str, 10, 64); err == nil {
-			return &Thing{TB: TB, ID: cnv}
-		} else if cnv, err := strconv.ParseFloat(str, 64); err == nil {
+		if cnv, err := strconv.ParseFloat(str, 64); err == nil {
+			if cnv == float64(int64(cnv)) {
+				return &Thing{TB: TB, ID: int64(cnv)}
+			}
 			return &Thing{TB: TB, ID: cnv}
 		} else if cnv, err := time.Parse(RFCDate, str); err == nil {
 			return &Thing{TB: TB, ID: cnv.UTC()}