diff --git a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
index 96f4549a..99442f92 100644
--- a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
+++ b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
@@ -649,10 +649,10 @@ ndb_filter_get_string_element(const struct ndb_filter *filter, const struct ndb_
 	return (const char *)ndb_filter_elements_data(filter, els->elements[index]);
 }
 
-uint64_t
-ndb_filter_get_int_element(const struct ndb_filter_elements *els, int index)
+uint64_t *
+ndb_filter_get_int_element(struct ndb_filter_elements *els, int index)
 {
-	return els->elements[index];
+	return &els->elements[index];
 }
 
 int ndb_filter_init(struct ndb_filter *filter)
@@ -4839,7 +4839,7 @@ static int cursor_push_json_elem_array(struct cursor *cur,
 				return 0;
 			break;
 		case NDB_ELEMENT_INT:
-			val = ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, i);
+			val = *ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, i);
 			if (!cursor_push_int_str(cur, val))
 				return 0;
 			break;
@@ -4910,19 +4910,19 @@ int ndb_filter_json(const struct ndb_filter *filter, char *buf, int buflen)
 		case NDB_FILTER_SINCE:
 			if (!cursor_push_str(c, "\"since\":"))
 				return 0;
-			if (!cursor_push_int_str(c, ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, 0)))
+			if (!cursor_push_int_str(c, *ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, 0)))
 				return 0;
 			break;
 		case NDB_FILTER_UNTIL:
 			if (!cursor_push_str(c, "\"until\":"))
 				return 0;
-			if (!cursor_push_int_str(c, ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, 0)))
+			if (!cursor_push_int_str(c, *ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, 0)))
 				return 0;
 			break;
 		case NDB_FILTER_LIMIT:
 			if (!cursor_push_str(c, "\"limit\":"))
 				return 0;
-			if (!cursor_push_int_str(c, ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, 0)))
+			if (!cursor_push_int_str(c, *ndb_filter_get_int_element(elems, 0)))
 				return 0;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.h b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.h
index 00842f12..825fe369 100644
--- a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.h
+++ b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.h
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ int ndb_filter_from_json(const char *, int len, struct ndb_filter *filter, unsig
 // getting field elements
 unsigned char *ndb_filter_get_id_element(const struct ndb_filter *, const struct ndb_filter_elements *, int index);
 const char *ndb_filter_get_string_element(const struct ndb_filter *, const struct ndb_filter_elements *, int index);
-uint64_t ndb_filter_get_int_element(const struct ndb_filter_elements *, int index);
+uint64_t *ndb_filter_get_int_element(struct ndb_filter_elements *, int index);
 
 struct ndb_filter_elements *ndb_filter_current_element(const struct ndb_filter *);
 struct ndb_filter_elements *ndb_filter_get_elements(const struct ndb_filter *, int);