diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/param-input.js b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/param-input.js
index 254e5d4..2a1d218 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/param-input.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/param-input.js
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export default class ParamInput extends Component {
   }
 
   dasherizeCategoryId(value) {
+    value = String(value || "");
     const isPositiveInt = /^\d+$/.test(value);
     if (!isPositiveInt && value !== dasherize(value)) {
       return dasherize(value);
diff --git a/spec/system/param_input_spec.rb b/spec/system/param_input_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d93def2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/system/param_input_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe "Param input", type: :system, js: true do
+  ALL_PARAMS_SQL = <<~SQL
+    -- [params]
+    -- int          :int
+    -- bigint       :bigint
+    -- boolean      :boolean
+    -- null boolean :boolean_three
+    -- string       :string
+    -- date         :date
+    -- time         :time
+    -- datetime     :datetime
+    -- double       :double
+    -- string       :inet
+    -- user_id      :user_id
+    -- post_id      :post_id
+    -- topic_id     :topic_id
+    -- int_list     :int_list
+    -- string_list  :string_list
+    -- category_id  :category_id
+    -- group_id     :group_id
+    -- user_list    :mul_users
+    -- int          :int_with_default = 3
+    -- bigint       :bigint_with_default = 12345678912345
+    -- boolean      :boolean
+    -- null boolean :boolean_three_with_default = #null
+    -- string       :string_with_default = little bunny foo foo
+    -- date         :date_with_default = 14 jul 2015
+    -- time         :time_with_default = 5:02 pm
+    -- datetime     :datetime_with_default = 14 jul 2015 5:02 pm
+    -- double       :double_with_default = 3.1415
+    -- string       :inet_with_default = 127.0.0.1/8
+    -- user_id      :user_id_with_default = system
+    -- post_id      :post_id_with_default = http://localhost:3000/t/adsfdsfajadsdafdsds-sf-awerjkldfdwe/21/1?u=system
+    -- topic_id     :topic_id_with_default = /t/-/21
+    -- int_list     :int_list_with_default = 1,2,3
+    -- string_list  :string_list_with_default = a,b,c
+    -- category_id  :category_id_with_default = general
+    -- group_id     :group_id_with_default = staff
+    -- user_list    :mul_users_with_default = system,discobot
+    SELECT 1
+  SQL
+
+  fab!(:current_user) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+  fab!(:all_params_query) do
+    Fabricate(
+      :query,
+      name: "All params query",
+      description: "",
+      sql: ALL_PARAMS_SQL,
+      user: current_user,
+    )
+  end
+
+  before do
+    SiteSetting.data_explorer_enabled = true
+    sign_in(current_user)
+  end
+
+  it "correctly displays parameter input boxes" do
+    visit("/admin/plugins/explorer?id=#{all_params_query.id}")
+
+    ::DiscourseDataExplorer::Parameter
+      .create_from_sql(ALL_PARAMS_SQL)
+      .each { |param| expect(page).to have_css(".query-params [name=\"#{param.identifier}\"]") }
+  end
+end