diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 36aa5654325..c03f44d9333 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ DATABASE_PORT=3306
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=password
 DATABASE_NAME=specify
 
+
 # The following are database users with specific roles and privileges. 
 # If the migrator and app user are not defined, the system will use the master user credentials.
 # See documenation https://discourse.specifysoftware.org/t/new-blank-database-creation-database-user-levels/3023
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/QueryBuilder/Line.tsx b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/QueryBuilder/Line.tsx
index 792da37d946..1991acdb852 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/QueryBuilder/Line.tsx
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/QueryBuilder/Line.tsx
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ export function QueryLine({
                 : (parser.type ?? 'text');
 
         canOpenMap = fieldName === 'latitude1' || fieldName === 'longitude1';
+
+        // Special case for age field with ageRange filter non-numeric validation
+  if (fieldType === 'age' && field.filters.some((filter) => filter.type === 'ageRange')) {
+          parser = { 
+            ...parser, 
+            type: 'number',
+            step: "any"
+          };
+        }
+
       } else if (isMapped)
         fieldType =
           isFormatted && mappingPath.at(-1) === `${schema.referenceSymbol}1`
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/utils/parser/definitions.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/utils/parser/definitions.ts
index f612701d5d3..35663cde3cb 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/utils/parser/definitions.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/utils/parser/definitions.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const validators: IR<(value: unknown) => string | undefined> = {
 } as const;
 
 export type Parser = Partial<{
-  readonly type: 'age' | 'checkbox' | 'date' | 'number' | 'text';
+  readonly type: 'checkbox' | 'date' | 'number' | 'text';
   readonly minLength: number;
   readonly maxLength: number;
   // Number, or a string date in yyyy-mm-dd format