diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-internal-api/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/internal/api/data/redaction/SimplifiedSectionText.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-internal-api/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/internal/api/data/redaction/SimplifiedSectionText.java
index f8cc10b..9707325 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-internal-api/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/internal/api/data/redaction/SimplifiedSectionText.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-internal-api/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/internal/api/data/redaction/SimplifiedSectionText.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 public class SimplifiedSectionText {
 
     @Schema(description = "The number of this Section. This is used to map the simplified section text back to the original Section.")
-    private int sectionNumber;
+    private String sectionNumber;
     @Schema(description = "The text in this Section.")
     private String text;
 
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/SimplifiedSectionTextService.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/SimplifiedSectionTextService.java
index ecde09b..3a06902 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/SimplifiedSectionTextService.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/SimplifiedSectionTextService.java
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ public class SimplifiedSectionTextService {
 
         return SimplifiedSectionText.builder()
                 .sectionNumber(section.getTreeId()
-                                       .get(0))
+                                       .stream()
+                                       .map(String::valueOf)
+                                       .collect(Collectors.joining(".")))
                 .text(section.getTextBlock().getSearchText())
                 .build();
     }