diff --git a/db/lab.json b/db/lab.json
index 4941e581..618e2afb 100644
--- a/db/lab.json
+++ b/db/lab.json
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 		},
 		"Gourab Mitra" : {
 			"degree" : "MS",
-			"year" : "2018",
+			"year" : 2018,
 			"projects" : ["pocketdata", "mimir"],
 			"position" : "Software Engineer",
 			"company" : "Datometry",