1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/view_response_formatter.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/view_response_formatter.cpp
index 76c8457c8b5..397f5e6769a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/view_response_formatter.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/view_response_formatter.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "mongo/platform/basic.h"
+#include "mongo/util/assert_util.h"
+#include "mongo/util/str.h"
 
 #include "mongo/db/query/view_response_formatter.h"
 
@@ -57,7 +59,11 @@ Status ViewResponseFormatter::appendAsCountResponse(BSONObjBuilder* resultBuilde
     } else {
         invariant(cursorFirstBatch.size() == 1);
         auto countObj = cursorFirstBatch.back();
-        resultBuilder->append(kCountField, countObj["count"].Int());
+        auto countElem = countObj["count"];
+        tassert(9384400,
+                str::stream() << "the 'count' should be of number type, but found " << countElem,
+                countElem.isNumber());
+        resultBuilder->appendAs(countElem, kCountField);
     }
     resultBuilder->append(kOkField, 1);
     return Status::OK();