diff --git a/issue_test.go b/issue_test.go
index 451ff54..90a6bdd 100644
--- a/issue_test.go
+++ b/issue_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Issue", func() {
 			issue := gas.NewIssue(ctx, target, "", gas.High, gas.High)
 			Expect(issue).ShouldNot(BeNil())
 			Expect(issue.Code).Should(MatchRegexp(`"bar"`))
-			Expect(issue.Line).Should(Equal(2))
+			Expect(issue.Line).Should(Equal("2"))
 
 		})
 
diff --git a/output/formatter.go b/output/formatter.go
index 1bdd95f..4a87661 100644
--- a/output/formatter.go
+++ b/output/formatter.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	htmlTemplate "html/template"
 	"io"
-	"strconv"
 	plainTemplate "text/template"
 
 	"github.com/GoASTScanner/gas"
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func reportCSV(w io.Writer, data *reportInfo) error {
 	for _, issue := range data.Issues {
 		err := out.Write([]string{
 			issue.File,
-			strconv.Itoa(issue.Line),
+			issue.Line,
 			issue.What,
 			issue.Severity.String(),
 			issue.Confidence.String(),