diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy
index 5ecd22f00e..1b7eecd32c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class Body extends DslProperty {
 		this("${bodyAsValue}")
 	}
 
+	Body(Number bodyAsValue) {
+		super(bodyAsValue)
+	}
+
 	Body(GString bodyAsValue) {
 		super(bodyAsValue, bodyAsValue)
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index 4de0a50232..0fb64a36c2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 
 	private void addJsonResponseBodyCheck(BlockBuilder bb, convertedResponseBody, BodyMatchers bodyMatchers) {
 		appendJsonPath(bb, getResponseAsString())
-		Object copiedBody = convertedResponseBody.clone()
+		Object copiedBody = cloneBody(convertedResponseBody)
 		convertedResponseBody = JsonToJsonPathsConverter.removeMatchingJsonPaths(convertedResponseBody, bodyMatchers)
 		JsonPaths jsonPaths = new JsonToJsonPathsConverter(configProperties).transformToJsonPathWithTestsSideValues(convertedResponseBody)
 		jsonPaths.each {
@@ -369,6 +369,14 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 		bb.addLine(postProcessJsonPathCall(method))
 	}
 
+	private Object cloneBody(Object object) {
+		try {
+			return object.clone()
+		} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+			return object
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected Object value(def body, BodyMatcher bodyMatcher) {
 		if (bodyMatcher.matchingType() == MatchingType.EQUALITY || !bodyMatcher.value()) {
 			return retrieveObjectByPath(body, bodyMatcher.path())
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy
index c804e6e1ce..553dac2913 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ class ContentUtils {
 		}
 	}
 
+	static ContentType recognizeContentTypeFromContent(Number number) {
+		return ContentType.TEXT
+	}
+
 	static ContentType recognizeContentTypeFromContent(Object gstring) {
 		return ContentType.UNKNOWN
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
index db061dc804..915e404201 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class JsonToJsonPathsConverter {
 	 * @return json with removed entries
 	 */
 	static def removeMatchingJsonPaths(def json, BodyMatchers bodyMatchers) {
-		def jsonCopy = json.clone()
+		def jsonCopy = cloneBody(json)
 		DocumentContext context = JsonPath.parse(jsonCopy)
 		if (bodyMatchers?.hasMatchers()) {
 			bodyMatchers.jsonPathMatchers().each { BodyMatcher matcher ->
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ class JsonToJsonPathsConverter {
 		return jsonCopy
 	}
 
+	private static Object cloneBody(Object object) {
+		try {
+			return object.clone()
+		} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+			return object
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * For the given matcher converts it into a JSON path
 	 * that checks the regex pattern or equality
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index b307028149..3af4f13f7a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -2158,4 +2158,36 @@ World.'''"""
 			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
 			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
 	}
+
+	@Issue("#226")
+	def "should work properly when body is an integer [#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method 'GET'
+					url '/api/v1/xxxx'
+					body(12000)
+				}
+				response {
+					status 200
+					body(12000)
+				}
+			}
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		and:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			String test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		when:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile(methodBuilderName, test)
+		then:
+			requestAssertion(test)
+			responseAssertion(test)
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder                                                                               | requestAssertion                                                                      | responseAssertion
+			"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }     | { String body -> body.contains("body('''12000''')") }                                 | { String body -> body.contains('responseBody == "12000"') }
+			"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                      | { String body -> body.contains('body("12000")') }                                     | { String body -> body.contains('assertThat(responseBody).isEqualTo("12000");') }
+			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | { String body -> body.contains(""".method('GET', entity('12000', 'text/plain'))""") } | { String body -> body.contains('responseBody == "12000"') }
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | { String body -> body.contains(""".method("GET", entity("12000", "text/plain"))""") } | { String body -> body.contains('assertThat(responseBody).isEqualTo("12000")') }
+	}
 }