diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/empi/svc/EmpiBatchSvcImpl.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/empi/svc/EmpiBatchSvcImpl.java
index 86a5f1c0059..2a1f1325622 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/empi/svc/EmpiBatchSvcImpl.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-empi/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/empi/svc/EmpiBatchSvcImpl.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class EmpiBatchSvcImpl implements IEmpiBatchService {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	public long runEmpiOnAllTargetTypes(String theCriteria) {
-		int submittedCount = 0;
+		long submittedCount = 0;
 		submittedCount += runEmpiOnPatientType(theCriteria);
 		submittedCount += runEmpiOnPractitionerType(theCriteria);
 		return submittedCount;