diff --git a/src/utils/queryParser.ts b/src/utils/queryParser.ts
index 9581c90..17397f9 100644
--- a/src/utils/queryParser.ts
+++ b/src/utils/queryParser.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ export type MongoFilter = Record<string, any>;
 
 const ignoreObjectIdConversion = ["taggedUsers"];
 const ignoreNumberConversion = ["jobNumber"];
+const ignoreDateConversion = ["permitNumber"];
 
 function convertValue(field: string, value: string) {
   if (!isNaN(Number(value)) && !ignoreNumberConversion.includes(field)) {
     return Number(value);
-  } else if (!isNaN(new Date(value).getTime())) {
+  } else if (
+    !isNaN(new Date(value).getTime()) &&
+    !ignoreDateConversion.includes(field)
+  ) {
     return new Date(value);
   } else if (
     mongoose.Types.ObjectId.isValid(value) &&