diff -ur a/include/gemmi/json.hpp b/include/gemmi/json.hpp
--- a/include/gemmi/json.hpp
+++ b/include/gemmi/json.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 inline std::string as_cif_value(const sajson::value& val) {
   switch (val.get_type()) {
+    case sajson::TYPE_INTEGER:
     case sajson::TYPE_DOUBLE:
       return val.as_string();
     case sajson::TYPE_NULL: