diff --git a/libs/server/Resp/BasicCommands.cs b/libs/server/Resp/BasicCommands.cs
index 0e5406c731..ba2c65fce4 100644
--- a/libs/server/Resp/BasicCommands.cs
+++ b/libs/server/Resp/BasicCommands.cs
@@ -1463,13 +1463,13 @@ void ProcessHelloCommand(byte? respProtocolVersion, ReadOnlySpan<byte> username,
                 this.clientName = clientName;
             }
 
-            (string, string)[] helloResult =
+            (string, object)[] helloResult =
                 [
                     ("server", "redis"),
                     ("version", storeWrapper.redisProtocolVersion),
                     ("garnet_version", storeWrapper.version),
-                    ("proto", $"{this.respProtocolVersion}"),
-                    ("id", "63"),
+                    ("proto", this.respProtocolVersion),
+                    ("id", 63),
                     ("mode", storeWrapper.serverOptions.EnableCluster ? "cluster" : "standalone"),
                     ("role", storeWrapper.serverOptions.EnableCluster && storeWrapper.clusterProvider.IsReplica() ? "replica" : "master"),
                 ];
@@ -1488,8 +1488,16 @@ void ProcessHelloCommand(byte? respProtocolVersion, ReadOnlySpan<byte> username,
             {
                 while (!RespWriteUtils.WriteAsciiBulkString(helloResult[i].Item1, ref dcurr, dend))
                     SendAndReset();
-                while (!RespWriteUtils.WriteAsciiBulkString(helloResult[i].Item2, ref dcurr, dend))
-                    SendAndReset();
+                if (helloResult[i].Item2 is int intValue)
+                {
+                    while (!RespWriteUtils.WriteInteger(intValue, ref dcurr, dend))
+                        SendAndReset();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    while (!RespWriteUtils.WriteAsciiBulkString(helloResult[i].Item2.ToString(), ref dcurr, dend))
+                        SendAndReset();
+                }
             }
             while (!RespWriteUtils.WriteAsciiBulkString("modules", ref dcurr, dend))
                 SendAndReset();
diff --git a/test/Garnet.test/RespTests.cs b/test/Garnet.test/RespTests.cs
index d49c8c48e1..e945a44f71 100644
--- a/test/Garnet.test/RespTests.cs
+++ b/test/Garnet.test/RespTests.cs
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@ public void AsyncTest1()
             // We use newline counting for HELLO response as the exact length can vary slightly across versions
             using var lightClientRequest = TestUtils.CreateRequest(countResponseType: CountResponseType.Newlines);
 
-            var expectedNewlineCount = 32; // 32 '\n' characters expected in response
+            var expectedNewlineCount = 30; // 30 '\n' characters expected in response
             var response = lightClientRequest.Execute($"hello 3", expectedNewlineCount);
             ClassicAssert.IsTrue(response.Length is > 180 and < 190);