diff --git a/src/server/loaders.js b/src/server/loaders.js
index 68c6919..cb8832f 100644
--- a/src/server/loaders.js
+++ b/src/server/loaders.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const buildColorTranslationLoader = (db) =>
 
     return colorIds.map(
       (colorId) =>
-        entitiesByColorId.get(colorId) ||
+        entitiesByColorId.get(String(colorId)) ||
         new Error(`could not find translation for species ${colorId}`)
     );
   });
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const buildSpeciesTranslationLoader = (db) =>
 
     return speciesIds.map(
       (speciesId) =>
-        entitiesBySpeciesId.get(speciesId) ||
+        entitiesBySpeciesId.get(String(speciesId)) ||
         new Error(`could not find translation for species ${speciesId}`)
     );
   });
diff --git a/src/server/query-tests/Pet.test.js b/src/server/query-tests/Pet.test.js
index 0ebd664..1465c9b 100644
--- a/src/server/query-tests/Pet.test.js
+++ b/src/server/query-tests/Pet.test.js
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ describe("Pet", () => {
           petOnNeopetsDotCom(petName: "roopal27") {
             species {
               id
+              name
             }
             color {
               id
+              name
             }
             pose
             items {
@@ -24,6 +26,23 @@ describe("Pet", () => {
 
     expect(res).toHaveNoErrors();
     expect(res.data).toMatchSnapshot();
-    expect(getDbCalls()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`Array []`);
+    expect(getDbCalls()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Array [
+        Array [
+          "SELECT * FROM species_translations
+             WHERE species_id IN (?) AND locale = \\"en\\"",
+          Array [
+            54,
+          ],
+        ],
+        Array [
+          "SELECT * FROM color_translations
+             WHERE color_id IN (?) AND locale = \\"en\\"",
+          Array [
+            75,
+          ],
+        ],
+      ]
+    `);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/server/query-tests/__snapshots__/Pet.test.js.snap b/src/server/query-tests/__snapshots__/Pet.test.js.snap
index 1816ff1..876fc77 100644
--- a/src/server/query-tests/__snapshots__/Pet.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/server/query-tests/__snapshots__/Pet.test.js.snap
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Object {
   "petOnNeopetsDotCom": Object {
     "color": Object {
       "id": "75",
+      "name": "Starry",
     },
     "items": Array [
       Object {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ Object {
     "pose": "SAD_MASC",
     "species": Object {
       "id": "54",
+      "name": "Zafara",
     },
   },
 }