diff --git a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLex.l b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLex.l
index d4f232518..99a3b85cf 100644
--- a/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLex.l
+++ b/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbLex.l
@@ -103,16 +103,16 @@ static int yyreset(void)
 	return jsonSTRING;
 }
 
-<JSON>{barechar}+ {
-	yylval.Str = dbmfStrdup((char *) yytext);
-	return jsonBARE;
-}
-
 <JSON>{number} {
 	yylval.Str = dbmfStrdup((char *) yytext);
 	return jsonNUMBER;
 }
 
+<JSON>{barechar}+ {
+	yylval.Str = dbmfStrdup((char *) yytext);
+	return jsonBARE;
+}
+
 <INITIAL,JSON>{whitespace}	;
 
 <INITIAL,JSON>.	{