diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/DocumentAdapters.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/DocumentAdapters.java
index 69e69e61c..c562e876b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/DocumentAdapters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/DocumentAdapters.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ final class DocumentAdapters {
 		document.setPrimaryTerm(hit.primaryTerm() != null && hit.primaryTerm() > 0 ? hit.primaryTerm() : 0);
 
 		float score = hit.score() != null ? hit.score().floatValue() : Float.NaN;
-		return new SearchDocumentAdapter(document, score, hit.sort().stream().map(TypeUtils::toString).toArray(),
+		return new SearchDocumentAdapter(document, score, hit.sort().stream().map(TypeUtils::toObject).toArray(),
 				documentFields, highlightFields, innerHits, nestedMetaData, explanation, matchedQueries, hit.routing());
 	}