diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml
index c98e696800d..97de708ab68 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/create/40_routing.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
           routing: 5
           fields:  [_routing]
 
- - match:   { _id:              1}
- - match:   { fields._routing:  5}
+ - match:   { _id:              "1"}
+ - match:   { fields._routing:  "5"}
 
  - do:
       catch: missing