diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
index fdb2200ab..e4cfe6012 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
       if jam_track.new_record?
         latest_jamtrack = JamTrack.order('created_at desc').first
-        id = latest_jamtrack.nil? ? 1 : latest_jamtrack.to_i + 1
+        id = latest_jamtrack.nil? ? 1 : latest_jamtrack.id.to_i + 1
         jam_track.id = "#{id}" # default is UUID, but the initial import was based on auto-increment ID, so we'll maintain that
         jam_track.status = 'Staging'
         jam_track.metalocation = metalocation