diff --git a/app/models/honor.rb b/app/models/honor.rb
index 1c26e11..10c0d57 100644
--- a/app/models/honor.rb
+++ b/app/models/honor.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Honor
   belongs_to :honor_type
   belongs_to :member_profile
   
-  field :year
+  field :year, type: Integer
   field :award_name, localize: true
   field :awarding_unit, localize: true
   field :language