1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/metadata.lua b/scripts/metadata.lua
index 9cb9970..a32ee29 100644
--- a/scripts/metadata.lua
+++ b/scripts/metadata.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function page_sort(order)
     return function(p1, p2)
         if p1.position then
             if p2.position then
-                return tonumber(p1.position) < tonumber(p2.position)
+                return p1.position < p2.position
             else
                 return true
             end
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function find_depth(pages)
 
     for i = 1, #pages.all do
         local p = pages.all[i]
-        local d = tonumber(p.depth) + 1
+        local d = p.depth + 1
         if d > depth then depth = d end
     end
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ function process(global, meta)
     if meta.list_order then meta.list_order = pandoc.utils.stringify(meta.list_order) end
     meta.list_layout = meta.list_layout and prep_layout(meta.list_layout)
     if meta.list_limit then meta.list_limit = tonumber(pandoc.utils.stringify(meta.list_limit)) end
-    if meta.position then meta.position = pandoc.utils.stringify(meta.position) end
+    if meta.position then meta.position = tonumber(pandoc.utils.stringify(meta.position)) end
 
     if meta.feed then
         if meta.file_out:match(".html$") then