diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsManager.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsManager.coffee
index 6840f8fa88..9f34d6d9d1 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Analytics/AnalyticsManager.coffee
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports =
 
 
 	recordEvent: (user_id, event, segmentation = {}, callback = (error) ->) ->
-		if user_id == settings.smokeTest?.userId
+		if user_id+"" == settings.smokeTest?.userId+""
 			return callback()
 		opts =
 			body: