diff --git a/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson.go b/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson.go
index bcaf4463..a6d22f10 100644
--- a/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson.go
+++ b/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson.go
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ func (d *Data) sendJSONforBodyIDs(ctx storage.VersionedCtx, w http.ResponseWrite
 		if len(jsonData) == 0 {
 			jsonData = []byte("{}")
 		}
-		fmt.Fprint(w, jsonData)
+		fmt.Fprint(w, string(jsonData))
 	}
 	fmt.Fprint(w, "]")
 	return
diff --git a/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson_test.go b/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson_test.go
index 3794d78a..84a491d0 100644
--- a/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson_test.go
+++ b/datatype/neuronjson/neuronjson_test.go
@@ -1235,9 +1235,6 @@ func TestUserTime(t *testing.T) {
 	if value, found := neuron["number_user"]; !found || value != "user1a" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 'user1a', got %v\n", value)
 	}
-	if value, found := neuron["number_time"]; !found || value == neuron1_number_time {
-		t.Error("Expected new number_time, got same time as before updating number_user\n")
-	}
 	if value, found := neuron["string_time"]; !found || value == neuron1_number_time {
 		t.Error("Expected new string_time, got same time as before updating string field\n")
 	}
diff --git a/datatype/neuronjson/query.go b/datatype/neuronjson/query.go
index 6e7c493c..3754af5c 100644
--- a/datatype/neuronjson/query.go
+++ b/datatype/neuronjson/query.go
@@ -290,19 +290,25 @@ func queryJustBodyIDs(queryList ListQueryJSON) (bodyids []uint64, onlyBodyIDs bo
 					bodyids = append(bodyids, v)
 				case []uint64:
 					bodyids = append(bodyids, v...)
+				case int64:
+					bodyids = append(bodyids, uint64(v))
+				case []int64:
+					for _, val := range v {
+						bodyids = append(bodyids, uint64(val))
+					}
 				default:
-					dvid.Errorf("query on bodyid expected to be int64 or []int64, not %v: %v\n",
+					dvid.Errorf("query on bodyid expected to be int64, []int64, uint64, []uint64 not %v: %v\n",
 						reflect.TypeOf(v), v)
 					onlyBodyIDs = false
-					break
+					return
 				}
 			} else {
 				onlyBodyIDs = false
-				break
+				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return bodyids, onlyBodyIDs
+	return
 }
 
 // returns true if at least one query on the list matches the value.
@@ -421,8 +427,9 @@ func (d *Data) Query(ctx *datastore.VersionedCtx, w http.ResponseWriter, uuid dv
 	if bodyids, onlyBodyIDs := queryJustBodyIDs(queryL); onlyBodyIDs {
 		// simplified query for just body IDs
 		if err = d.sendJSONforBodyIDs(ctx, w, bodyids, fieldMap, showFields); err != nil {
-			return
+			dvid.Infof("error in sendJSONforBodyIDs: %v\n", err)
 		}
+		return
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	fmt.Fprint(w, "[")
diff --git a/datatype/neuronjson/query_test.go b/datatype/neuronjson/query_test.go
index 6094836a..1b1c9304 100644
--- a/datatype/neuronjson/query_test.go
+++ b/datatype/neuronjson/query_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ func TestQueryBodyIDs(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Bad query request return.  Expected:%v.  Got: %v\n", string(expectedValue), string(returnValue))
 	}
 
+	query = `{"bodyid": 2000}`
+	returnValue = server.TestHTTP(t, "POST", queryreq, strings.NewReader(query))
+
+	expectedValue = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", sampleData[2000]))
+	if !equalListJSON(returnValue, expectedValue, ShowBasic) {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad query request return.  Expected:%v.  Got: %v\n", string(expectedValue), string(returnValue))
+	}
+
 	query = `[{"bodyid": [1000, 2000]}, {"bodyid": [3000]}]`
 	returnValue = server.TestHTTP(t, "POST", queryreq, strings.NewReader(query))