diff --git a/lib/dato_cms_graphql/graphql_base.rb b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/graphql_base.rb
index 6691e87..44f9ef1 100644
--- a/lib/dato_cms_graphql/graphql_base.rb
+++ b/lib/dato_cms_graphql/graphql_base.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def parse(query)
 
       def query_for
         parse <<~GRAPHQL
-          query($skip: Int) {
+          query($skip: IntType) {
             items: all#{plural_name}(first: #{graphql_page_size}, skip: $skip) {
               #{fields}
             }
diff --git a/lib/test_schema.rb b/lib/test_schema.rb
index d792723..2771811 100644
--- a/lib/test_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/test_schema.rb
@@ -1,36 +1,46 @@
-## I'm stuck here making the mock - int type isn't defined on my schema ???
-
-class PersonType < GraphQL::Schema::Object
-  field :id, String, null: true
-  field :name, String, null: true
-end
+class TestSchema < GraphQL::Schema
+  class IntTypeType < GraphQL::Schema::Scalar
+    def self.coerce_input(value, ctx)
+      value.to_i
+    end
 
-class MetaType < GraphQL::Schema::Object
-  field :count, Int, null: false
-end
+    def self.coerce_result(value, ctx)
+      value.to_i
+    end
+  end
 
-class QueryType < GraphQL::Schema::Object
-  field :_all_under_tests_meta, MetaType, null: false
-  def _all_under_tests_meta
-    OpenStruct.new(
-      count: 10
-    )
+  class PersonType < GraphQL::Schema::Object
+    field :id, String, null: true
+    field :name, String, null: true
   end
 
-  field :all_under_tests, PersonType, null: false do
-    argument :skip, Int, required: false
-    argument :first, Int, required: false
+  class MetaType < GraphQL::Schema::Object
+    field :count, IntTypeType, null: false
   end
 
-  def all_under_tests
-    OpenStruct.new(
-      id: "test",
-      name: "Stan"
-    )
+  class QueryType < GraphQL::Schema::Object
+    field :int_type, IntTypeType, null: false
+
+    field :_all_under_tests_meta, MetaType, null: false
+    def _all_under_tests_meta
+      OpenStruct.new(
+        count: 10
+      )
+    end
+
+    field :all_under_tests, PersonType, null: false do
+      argument :skip, IntTypeType, required: false
+      argument :first, IntTypeType, required: false
+    end
+
+    def all_under_tests
+      OpenStruct.new(
+        id: "test",
+        name: "Stan"
+      )
+    end
   end
-end
 
-class TestSchema < GraphQL::Schema
   query(QueryType)
   def self.resolve_type(_type, obj, _ctx)
     obj.type