diff --git a/src/commands/classified/external.rs b/src/commands/classified/external.rs
index 98eec6c97..a8e89a44d 100644
--- a/src/commands/classified/external.rs
+++ b/src/commands/classified/external.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ async fn run_with_iterator_arg(
     let input_strings = inputs
         .iter()
         .map(|i| match i {
+            Value {
+                value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)),
+                ..
+            } => Ok(i.to_string()),
             Value {
                 value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)),
                 ..