diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a6f2a42..7f90e788 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hawk.api",
-  "version": "1.2.2",
+  "version": "1.2.3",
   "main": "index.ts",
   "license": "BUSL-1.1",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/models/eventsFactory.js b/src/models/eventsFactory.js
index d341366c..d10f3aad 100644
--- a/src/models/eventsFactory.js
+++ b/src/models/eventsFactory.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const Event = require('../models/event');
 const { ObjectID } = require('mongodb');
 const { composeEventPayloadByRepetition } = require('../utils/merge');
 
-const MAX_DB_READ_BATCH_SIZE = process.env.MAX_DB_READ_BATCH_SIZE;
+const MAX_DB_READ_BATCH_SIZE = Number(process.env.MAX_DB_READ_BATCH_SIZE);
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('mongodb').UpdateWriteOpResult} UpdateWriteOpResult