diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/models.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/models.js
index 7af0be329f..0b1a212de9 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/models.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/models.js
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ module.exports = {
         }
       }
       // Check if the value is a valid candidate to be converted to a number value
-      if (fieldType != 'string') {
+      if (fieldType !== 'string') {
         formattedValue = isNumeric(value)
           ? _.toNumber(value)
           : value;