diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/db/conditionV2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/db/conditionV2.ts
index c66b1b4ab4..afa338e68e 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/db/conditionV2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/db/conditionV2.ts
@@ -667,7 +667,12 @@ const parseConditionV2 = async (
           }
         }
 
-        if (isNumericCol(column.uidt) && typeof genVal === 'string') {
+        if (
+          isNumericCol(column.uidt) &&
+          typeof genVal === 'string' &&
+          !genVal.startsWith('%') &&
+          !genVal.endsWith('%')
+        ) {
           // convert to number
           genVal = +genVal;
         }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/db/sortV2.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/db/sortV2.ts
index 50f880cbd3..e3706d1d23 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/db/sortV2.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/db/sortV2.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default async function sortV2(
               model,
               column,
               {},
-              alias
+              alias,
             )
           ).builder;
           qb.orderBy(builder, sort.direction || 'asc', nulls);