diff --git a/lib/neography/rest/node_labels.rb b/lib/neography/rest/node_labels.rb
index 27968eb..85ab331 100644
--- a/lib/neography/rest/node_labels.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/rest/node_labels.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class NodeLabels
       add_path :base,      "/labels"
       add_path :node,      "/node/:id/labels"
       add_path :nodes,     "/label/:label/nodes"
-      add_path :find,      "/label/:label/nodes?:property=%22:value%22"
+      add_path :find,      "/label/:label/nodes?:property=:value"
       add_path :delete,    "/node/:id/labels/:label"
 
       def initialize(connection)
diff --git a/lib/neography/rest/paths.rb b/lib/neography/rest/paths.rb
index b322542..db05425 100644
--- a/lib/neography/rest/paths.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/rest/paths.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,19 @@ def add_path(key, path)
         end
       end
 
+
       def build_path(path, attributes)
-        path.gsub(/:([\w_]*)/) do
-          encode(attributes[$1.to_sym].to_s)
+        p = String.new(path)
+        p.gsub!(/=:([\w_]*)/) do
+            if $1.to_sym == :value and attributes[$1.to_sym].class == String
+                "=%22"+encode(attributes[$1.to_sym].to_s)+"%22";
+            else
+                "="+encode(attributes[$1.to_sym].to_s)
+            end
+        end
+
+        p.gsub(/:([\w_]*)/) do
+            encode(attributes[$1.to_sym].to_s)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/rest/labels_spec.rb b/spec/unit/rest/labels_spec.rb
index dab5147..8939dbe 100644
--- a/spec/unit/rest/labels_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/rest/labels_spec.rb
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ class Rest
         subject.get_nodes("person")
       end
 
-      it "find nodes for labels and property" do
+      it "find nodes for labels and property string" do
         connection.should_receive(:get).with("/label/person/nodes?name=%22max%22")
         subject.find_nodes("person", {:name => "max"})
       end
 
+      it "find nodes for labels and property integer" do
+        connection.should_receive(:get).with("/label/person/nodes?age=26")
+        subject.find_nodes("person", {:age => 26})
+      end
+
       it "can add a label to a node" do
         options = {
           :body    => '["Actor"]',