diff --git a/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.js b/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.js
index beffa5bb..bdf84d0c 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation-page/conversation-page.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Conversation from '../conversation/conversation.vue'
-import { find, toInteger } from 'lodash'
+import { find } from 'lodash'
 
 const conversationPage = {
   components: {
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const conversationPage = {
   },
   computed: {
     statusoid () {
-      const id = toInteger(this.$route.params.id)
+      const id = String(this.$route.params.id)
       const statuses = this.$store.state.statuses.allStatuses
       const status = find(statuses, {id})
 
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index 7bad14a5..237de7e5 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const conversation = {
     replies () {
       let i = 1
       return reduce(this.conversation, (result, {id, in_reply_to_status_id}) => {
-        const irid = Number(in_reply_to_status_id)
+        const irid = String(in_reply_to_status_id)
         if (irid) {
           result[irid] = result[irid] || []
           result[irid].push({
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const conversation = {
       }
     },
     getReplies (id) {
-      id = Number(id)
+      id = String(id)
       return this.replies[id] || []
     },
     focused (id) {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const conversation = {
       }
     },
     setHighlight (id) {
-      this.highlight = Number(id)
+      this.highlight = String(id)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 73d53694..b648ab70 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ const Status = {
     },
     replyEnter (id, event) {
       this.showPreview = true
-      const targetId = Number(id)
+      const targetId = id
       const statuses = this.$store.state.statuses.allStatuses
 
       if (!this.preview) {
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ const Status = {
   },
   watch: {
     'highlight': function (id) {
-      id = Number(id)
       if (this.status.id === id) {
         let rect = this.$el.getBoundingClientRect()
         if (rect.top < 100) {
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 2ece12ba..baeef8bf 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { remove, slice, sortBy, toInteger, each, find, flatten, maxBy, minBy, merge, last, isArray } from 'lodash'
+import { remove, slice, each, find, maxBy, minBy, merge, last, isArray } from 'lodash'
 import apiService from '../services/api/api.service.js'
 // import parse from '../services/status_parser/status_parser.js'
 
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ const visibleNotificationTypes = (rootState) => {
   ].filter(_ => _)
 }
 
-export const findMaxId = (...args) => {
-  return (maxBy(flatten(args), 'id') || {}).id
-}
-
 const mergeOrAdd = (arr, obj, item) => {
+  // For sequential IDs BE passes numbers as numbers, we want them as strings.
+  item.id = String(item.id)
+
   const oldItem = obj[item.id]
 
   if (oldItem) {
@@ -84,9 +83,11 @@ const mergeOrAdd = (arr, obj, item) => {
   }
 }
 
+const sortById = (a, b) => a.id > b.id ? -1 : 1
+
 const sortTimeline = (timeline) => {
-  timeline.visibleStatuses = sortBy(timeline.visibleStatuses, ({id}) => -id)
-  timeline.statuses = sortBy(timeline.statuses, ({id}) => -id)
+  timeline.visibleStatuses = timeline.visibleStatuses.sort(sortById)
+  timeline.statuses = timeline.statuses.sort(sortById)
   timeline.minVisibleId = (last(timeline.visibleStatuses) || {}).id
   return timeline
 }
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ const addNewStatuses = (state, { statuses, showImmediately = false, timeline, us
   }
 
   const favoriteStatus = (favorite, counter) => {
-    const status = find(allStatuses, { id: toInteger(favorite.in_reply_to_status_id) })
+    const status = find(allStatuses, { id: String(favorite.in_reply_to_status_id) })
     if (status) {
       // This is our favorite, so the relevant bit.
       if (favorite.user.id === user.id) {
@@ -258,8 +259,12 @@ const addNewNotifications = (state, { dispatch, notifications, older, visibleNot
 
     // Only add a new notification if we don't have one for the same action
     if (!state.notifications.idStore.hasOwnProperty(notification.id)) {
-      state.notifications.maxId = Math.max(notification.id, state.notifications.maxId)
-      state.notifications.minId = Math.min(notification.id, state.notifications.minId)
+      state.notifications.maxId = notification.id > state.notifications.maxId
+        ? notification.id
+        : state.notifications.maxId
+      state.notifications.minId = notification.id < state.notifications.minId
+        ? notification.id
+        : state.notifications.minId
 
       state.notifications.data.push(notification)
       state.notifications.idStore[notification.id] = notification
diff --git a/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js b/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js
index f5ac0d47..c3879677 100644
--- a/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js
+++ b/src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export const visibleTypes = store => ([
 ].filter(_ => _))
 
 export const visibleNotificationsFromStore = store => {
-  // Don't know why, but sortBy([seen, -action.id]) doesn't work.
-  let sortedNotifications = sortBy(notificationsFromStore(store), ({action}) => -action.id)
+  // map is just to clone the array since sort mutates it and it causes some issues
+  let sortedNotifications = notificationsFromStore(store).map(_ => _).sort((a, b) => a.action.id > b.action.id ? -1 : 1)
   sortedNotifications = sortBy(sortedNotifications, 'seen')
   return sortedNotifications.filter((notification) => visibleTypes(store).includes(notification.type))
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
index 0b511b80..076e238c 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash'
-import { defaultState, mutations, findMaxId, prepareStatus } from '../../../../src/modules/statuses.js'
+import { defaultState, mutations, prepareStatus } from '../../../../src/modules/statuses.js'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
 const makeMockStatus = ({id, text, type = 'status'}) => {
   return {
     id,
-    user: {id: 0},
+    user: {id: '0'},
     name: 'status',
     text: text || `Text number ${id}`,
     fave_num: 0,
@@ -17,30 +17,15 @@ const makeMockStatus = ({id, text, type = 'status'}) => {
 
 describe('Statuses.prepareStatus', () => {
   it('sets deleted flag to false', () => {
-    const aStatus = makeMockStatus({id: 1, text: 'Hello oniichan'})
+    const aStatus = makeMockStatus({id: '1', text: 'Hello oniichan'})
     expect(prepareStatus(aStatus).deleted).to.eq(false)
   })
 })
 
-describe('Statuses.findMaxId', () => {
-  it('returns the largest id in any of the given arrays', () => {
-    const statusesOne = [{ id: 100 }, { id: 2 }]
-    const statusesTwo = [{ id: 3 }]
-
-    const maxId = findMaxId(statusesOne, statusesTwo)
-    expect(maxId).to.eq(100)
-  })
-
-  it('returns undefined for empty arrays', () => {
-    const maxId = findMaxId([], [])
-    expect(maxId).to.eq(undefined)
-  })
-})
-
 describe('The Statuses module', () => {
   it('adds the status to allStatuses and to the given timeline', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], timeline: 'public' })
 
@@ -52,7 +37,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
   it('counts the status as new if it has not been seen on this timeline', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], timeline: 'public' })
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], timeline: 'friends' })
@@ -70,7 +55,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
   it('add the statuses to allStatuses if no timeline is given', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status] })
 
@@ -82,7 +67,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
   it('adds the status to allStatuses and to the given timeline, directly visible', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
 
@@ -94,8 +79,8 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
   it('removes statuses by tag on deletion', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
-    const otherStatus = makeMockStatus({id: 3})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
+    const otherStatus = makeMockStatus({id: '3'})
     status.uri = 'xxx'
     const deletion = makeMockStatus({id: 2, type: 'deletion'})
     deletion.text = 'Dolus deleted notice {{tag:gs.smuglo.li,2016-11-18:noticeId=1038007:objectType=note}}.'
@@ -107,36 +92,36 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
     expect(state.allStatuses).to.eql([otherStatus])
     expect(state.timelines.public.statuses).to.eql([otherStatus])
     expect(state.timelines.public.visibleStatuses).to.eql([otherStatus])
-    expect(state.timelines.public.maxId).to.eql(3)
+    expect(state.timelines.public.maxId).to.eql('3')
   })
 
   it('does not update the maxId when the noIdUpdate flag is set', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
-    const secondStatus = makeMockStatus({id: 2})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
+    const secondStatus = makeMockStatus({id: '2'})
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
-    expect(state.timelines.public.maxId).to.eql(1)
+    expect(state.timelines.public.maxId).to.eql('1')
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [secondStatus], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public', noIdUpdate: true })
     expect(state.timelines.public.statuses).to.eql([secondStatus, status])
     expect(state.timelines.public.visibleStatuses).to.eql([secondStatus, status])
-    expect(state.timelines.public.maxId).to.eql(1)
+    expect(state.timelines.public.maxId).to.eql('1')
   })
 
   it('keeps a descending by id order in timeline.visibleStatuses and timeline.statuses', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const nonVisibleStatus = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 3})
-    const statusTwo = makeMockStatus({id: 2})
-    const statusThree = makeMockStatus({id: 4})
+    const nonVisibleStatus = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '3'})
+    const statusTwo = makeMockStatus({id: '2'})
+    const statusThree = makeMockStatus({id: '4'})
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [nonVisibleStatus], showImmediately: false, timeline: 'public' })
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [statusTwo], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
 
-    expect(state.timelines.public.minVisibleId).to.equal(2)
+    expect(state.timelines.public.minVisibleId).to.equal('2')
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [statusThree], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
 
@@ -157,22 +142,22 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
     expect(state.timelines.public.visibleStatuses).to.have.length(1)
     expect(state.timelines.public.statuses).to.have.length(1)
     expect(state.allStatuses).to.have.length(2)
-    expect(state.allStatuses[0].id).to.equal(1)
-    expect(state.allStatuses[1].id).to.equal(2)
+    expect(state.allStatuses[0].id).to.equal('1')
+    expect(state.allStatuses[1].id).to.equal('2')
 
     // It refers to the modified status.
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [modStatus], timeline: 'public' })
     expect(state.allStatuses).to.have.length(2)
-    expect(state.allStatuses[0].id).to.equal(1)
+    expect(state.allStatuses[0].id).to.equal('1')
     expect(state.allStatuses[0].text).to.equal(modStatus.text)
-    expect(state.allStatuses[1].id).to.equal(2)
+    expect(state.allStatuses[1].id).to.equal('2')
     expect(retweet.retweeted_status.text).to.eql(modStatus.text)
   })
 
   it('replaces existing statuses with the same id', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
-    const modStatus = makeMockStatus({id: 1, text: 'something else'})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
+    const modStatus = makeMockStatus({id: '1', text: 'something else'})
 
     // Add original status
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
@@ -209,7 +194,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
   it('handles favorite actions', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
 
     const favorite = {
       id: 2,
@@ -217,7 +202,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
       in_reply_to_status_id: '1', // The API uses strings here...
       uri: 'tag:shitposter.club,2016-08-21:fave:3895:note:773501:2016-08-21T16:52:15+00:00',
       text: 'a favorited something by b',
-      user: { id: 99 }
+      user: { id: '99' }
     }
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
@@ -236,7 +221,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
     // If something is favorited by the current user, it also sets the 'favorited' property but does not increment counter to avoid over-counting. Counter is incremented (updated, really) via response to the favorite request.
     const user = {
-      id: 1
+      id: '1'
     }
 
     const ownFavorite = {
@@ -257,11 +242,11 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
 
   describe('notifications', () => {
     it('removes a notification when the notice gets removed', () => {
-      const user = { id: 1 }
+      const user = { id: '1' }
       const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-      const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
-      const otherStatus = makeMockStatus({id: 3})
-      const mentionedStatus = makeMockStatus({id: 2})
+      const status = makeMockStatus({id: '1'})
+      const otherStatus = makeMockStatus({id: '3'})
+      const mentionedStatus = makeMockStatus({id: '2'})
       mentionedStatus.attentions = [user]
       mentionedStatus.uri = 'xxx'
       otherStatus.attentions = [user]
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/modules/users.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/modules/users.spec.js
index af60c9b3..b0f3c51e 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/modules/users.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/modules/users.spec.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ describe('The users module', () => {
   describe('mutations', () => {
     it('adds new users to the set, merging in new information for old users', () => {
       const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-      const user = { id: 1, name: 'Guy' }
-      const modUser = { id: 1, name: 'Dude' }
+      const user = { id: '1', name: 'Guy' }
+      const modUser = { id: '1', name: 'Dude' }
 
       mutations.addNewUsers(state, [user])
       expect(state.users).to.have.length(1)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('The users module', () => {
 
     it('sets a mute bit on users', () => {
       const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
-      const user = { id: 1, name: 'Guy' }
+      const user = { id: '1', name: 'Guy' }
 
       mutations.addNewUsers(state, [user])
       mutations.setMuted(state, {user, muted: true})
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ describe('The users module', () => {
     it('returns user with matching screen_name', () => {
       const state = {
         users: [
-          { screen_name: 'Guy', id: 1 }
+          { screen_name: 'Guy', id: '1' }
         ]
       }
       const name = 'Guy'
-      const expected = { screen_name: 'Guy', id: 1 }
+      const expected = { screen_name: 'Guy', id: '1' }
       expect(getters.userByName(state)(name)).to.eql(expected)
     })
   })
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ describe('The users module', () => {
     it('returns user with matching id', () => {
       const state = {
         users: [
-          { screen_name: 'Guy', id: 1 }
+          { screen_name: 'Guy', id: '1' }
         ]
       }
-      const id = 1
-      const expected = { screen_name: 'Guy', id: 1 }
+      const id = '1'
+      const expected = { screen_name: 'Guy', id: '1' }
       expect(getters.userById(state)(id)).to.eql(expected)
     })
   })
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.spec.js
index c44b8c9e..e945459e 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.spec.js
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ describe('NotificationUtils', () => {
             notifications: {
               data: [
                 {
-                  action: { id: 1 },
+                  action: { id: '1' },
                   type: 'like'
                 },
                 {
-                  action: { id: 2 },
+                  action: { id: '2' },
                   type: 'mention'
                 },
                 {
-                  action: { id: 3 },
+                  action: { id: '3' },
                   type: 'repeat'
                 }
               ]
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ describe('NotificationUtils', () => {
       }
       const expected = [
         {
-          action: { id: 3 },
+          action: { id: '3' },
           type: 'repeat'
         },
         {
-          action: { id: 1 },
+          action: { id: '1' },
           type: 'like'
         }
       ]
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ describe('NotificationUtils', () => {
             notifications: {
               data: [
                 {
-                  action: { id: 1 },
+                  action: { id: '1' },
                   type: 'like',
                   seen: false
                 },
                 {
-                  action: { id: 2 },
+                  action: { id: '2' },
                   type: 'mention',
                   seen: true
                 }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('NotificationUtils', () => {
       }
       const expected = [
         {
-          action: { id: 1 },
+          action: { id: '1' },
           type: 'like',
           seen: false
         }