diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/universal_tables_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/universal_tables_controller.rb
index 1c0138a..d270b2e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/universal_tables_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/universal_tables_controller.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Admin::UniversalTablesController < OrbitAdminController
 		    sheet = workbook[0]
 		    if sheet.count <= 503
 		    	columns = sheet[1].cells.collect{|c| 
-		    		table.table_columns.where(:key => c.value).first rescue nil
+		    		table.table_columns.where(:key => c.value.to_s).first rescue nil
 		    	}
 		    	languages = sheet[2].cells.collect{|c| 
 		    		c.value.split("-").last rescue nil