diff --git a/app/models/bulk_upload_error.rb b/app/models/bulk_upload_error.rb
index b9ad3ddde..c9ca14b0f 100644
--- a/app/models/bulk_upload_error.rb
+++ b/app/models/bulk_upload_error.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class BulkUploadError < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :bulk_upload
 
-  scope :order_by_row, -> { order(row: :asc) }
+  scope :order_by_row, -> { order("row::integer ASC") }
   scope :order_by_cell, -> { order(Arel.sql("LPAD(cell, 10, '0')")) }
   scope :order_by_col, -> { order(Arel.sql("LPAD(col, 10, '0')")) }
 end