diff --git a/lib/core/cursor.js b/lib/core/cursor.js
index efeaa7b983..66f6639896 100644
--- a/lib/core/cursor.js
+++ b/lib/core/cursor.js
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ function initializeCursor(cursor, callback) {
 
       // Otherwise fall back to regular find path
       const cursorId = result.cursorId || 0;
-      cursor.cursorState.cursorId = Long.fromNumber(cursorId);
+      cursor.cursorState.cursorId = cursorId instanceof Long ? cursorId : Long.fromNumber(cursorId);
       cursor.cursorState.documents = result.documents;
       cursor.cursorState.lastCursorId = result.cursorId;