diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/util/NaturalComparator.java b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/util/NaturalComparator.java
index d7c78e4e239..9dcfe60ac59 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/util/NaturalComparator.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/util/NaturalComparator.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class NaturalComparator implements Comparator<String> {
 
             // Compare all-digit blocks as numbers - all-char blocks as strings
             if (Character.isDigit(aBlock.charAt(0)) && Character.isDigit(bBlock.charAt(0))) {
-                result = Integer.valueOf(aBlock).compareTo(Integer.valueOf(bBlock));
+                result = Long.valueOf(aBlock).compareTo(Long.valueOf(bBlock));
             } else {
                 result = aBlock.compareTo(bBlock);
             }