diff --git a/packages/example-getting-started/src/controllers/todo.controller.ts b/packages/example-getting-started/src/controllers/todo.controller.ts
index aad4865d16cf..2e58030c68fa 100644
--- a/packages/example-getting-started/src/controllers/todo.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/example-getting-started/src/controllers/todo.controller.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ export class TodoController {
     @param.body('todo', TodoSchema)
     todo: Todo,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
+    // REST adapter does not coerce parameter values coming from string sources
+    // like path & query. As a workaround, we have to cast the value to a number
+    // ourselves.
+    // See https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next/issues/750
+    id = +id;
+
     return await this.todoRepo.replaceById(id, todo);
   }
 
@@ -52,6 +58,12 @@ export class TodoController {
     @param.body('todo', TodoSchema)
     todo: Todo,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
+    // REST adapter does not coerce parameter values coming from string sources
+    // like path & query. As a workaround, we have to cast the value to a number
+    // ourselves.
+    // See https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next/issues/750
+    id = +id;
+
     return await this.todoRepo.updateById(id, todo);
   }