diff --git a/packages/server/src/definitions/datasource.ts b/packages/server/src/definitions/datasource.ts
index 2e2ad25f58..77239da261 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/definitions/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/definitions/datasource.ts
@@ -181,11 +181,7 @@ export interface QueryJson {
 
 export interface SqlQuery {
   sql: string
-  bindings?:
-    | string[]
-    | {
-        [key: string]: any
-      }
+  bindings?: string[]
 }
 
 export interface QueryOptions {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
index 8b2c9ac944..6f009bbd4a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@ module MySQLModule {
     },
   }
 
+  function bindingTypeCoerce(bindings: any[]) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < bindings.length; i++) {
+      const binding = bindings[i]
+      if (typeof binding !== "string") {
+        continue
+      }
+      const matches = binding.match(/^\d*/g)
+      if (matches && matches[0] !== "" && !isNaN(Number(matches[0]))) {
+        bindings[i] = parseFloat(binding)
+      }
+    }
+    return bindings
+  }
+
   class MySQLIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
     private config: MySQLConfig
     private client: any
@@ -122,7 +136,7 @@ module MySQLModule {
         // Node MySQL is callback based, so we must wrap our call in a promise
         const response = await this.client.query(
           query.sql,
-          query.bindings || []
+          bindingTypeCoerce(query.bindings || [])
         )
         return response[0]
       } finally {
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js
index d0cfd24010..28d0151284 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/tests/realEmail.spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const { EmailTemplatePurpose } = require("../../../constants")
 const nodemailer = require("nodemailer")
 const fetch = require("node-fetch")
 
+// for the real email tests give them a long time to try complete/fail
+jest.setTimeout(30000)
+
 describe("/api/global/email", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
   let config = setup.getConfig()
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ describe("/api/global/email", () => {
           userId: user._id,
         })
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .timeout(20000)
       // ethereal hiccup, can't test right now
       if (res.status >= 300) {
         return
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ describe("/api/global/email", () => {
       text = await response.text()
     } catch (err) {
       // ethereal hiccup, can't test right now
-      if (parseInt(err.status) >= 300) {
+      if (parseInt(err.status) >= 300 || (err && err.errno === "ETIME")) {
         return
       } else {
         throw err