diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
index d4ba51a4c..5b4f744cf 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ const CollectionItem = ({ item, collectionUid, collectionPathname, searchText })
     const exampleData = {
       name: name,
       description: description,
-      status: '200',
+      status: 200,
       statusText: 'OK',
       headers: [],
       body: {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/exampleReducers.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/exampleReducers.js
index 16ae21a30..5e07f7c38 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/exampleReducers.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/exampleReducers.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const addResponseExample = (state, action) => {
       body: requestBody
     },
     response: {
-      status: String(example.status ?? ''),
+      status: example.status ? Number(example.status) : null,
       statusText: String(example.statusText ?? (example.status ? (statusCodePhraseMap[Number(example.status)] ?? '') : '')),
       headers: (example.headers || []).map((header) => ({
         uid: uuid(),
@@ -717,7 +717,13 @@ export const updateResponseExampleResponse = (state, action) => {
   const example = item.draft.examples.find((e) => e.uid === exampleUid);
   if (!example) return;
 
-  example.response = { ...example.response, ...response };
+  // Ensure status is a number if provided
+  const processedResponse = { ...response };
+  if (processedResponse.status !== undefined) {
+    processedResponse.status = processedResponse.status ? Number(processedResponse.status) : null;
+  }
+
+  example.response = { ...example.response, ...processedResponse };
 };
 
 export const updateResponseExampleDetails = (state, action) => {
@@ -1319,7 +1325,7 @@ export const updateResponseExampleStatusCode = (state, action) => {
     example.response = {};
   }
 
-  example.response.status = String(statusCode ?? '');
+  example.response.status = statusCode ? Number(statusCode) : null;
 };
 
 export const updateResponseExampleStatusText = (state, action) => {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
index d3eacb93a..16ba2e95f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -670,6 +670,19 @@ export const transformCollectionToSaveToExportAsFile = (collection, options = {}
 export const transformRequestToSaveToFilesystem = (item) => {
   const _item = item.draft ? item.draft : item;
 
+  // Transform examples to ensure status is a number
+  const transformExamples = (examples = []) => {
+    return map(examples, (example) => ({
+      ...example,
+      response: example.response ? {
+        ...example.response,
+        status: example.response.status !== undefined && example.response.status !== null
+          ? Number(example.response.status)
+          : null
+      } : example.response
+    }));
+  };
+
   const itemToSave = {
     uid: _item.uid,
     type: _item.type,
@@ -677,7 +690,7 @@ export const transformRequestToSaveToFilesystem = (item) => {
     seq: _item.seq,
     settings: _item.settings,
     tags: _item.tags,
-    examples: _item.examples || [],
+    examples: transformExamples(_item.examples || []),
     request: {
       method: _item.request.method,
       url: _item.request.url,
@@ -1501,7 +1514,7 @@ export const transformExampleToDraft = (example, newExample) => {
     exampleToDraft.description = newExample.description;
   }
   if (newExample.status) {
-    exampleToDraft.response.status = String(newExample.status);
+    exampleToDraft.response.status = Number(newExample.status);
   }
   if (newExample.statusText) {
     exampleToDraft.response.statusText = newExample.statusText;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-collection.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-collection.js
index c5ebc007b..e0282bf3f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-collection.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { BrunoError } from 'utils/common/error';
 import { validateSchema, transformItemsInCollection, updateUidsInCollection, hydrateSeqInCollection } from './common';
+import { transformExampleStatusInCollection } from '@usebruno/common';
 
 const stripExportMetadata = (collection) => {
   delete collection.exportedAt;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export const processBrunoCollection = async (jsonData) => {
     collection = hydrateSeqInCollection(collection);
     collection = updateUidsInCollection(collection);
     collection = transformItemsInCollection(collection);
+    collection = transformExampleStatusInCollection(collection);
     await validateSchema(collection);
     return collection;
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/opencollection.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/opencollection.js
index 1880e583b..5b1efb3a5 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/opencollection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/opencollection.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import each from 'lodash/each';
 import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
 import { BrunoError } from 'utils/common/error';
 import { validateSchema, updateUidsInCollection, hydrateSeqInCollection } from './common';
+import { transformExampleStatusInCollection } from '@usebruno/common';
 import { openCollectionToBruno } from '@usebruno/converters';
 
 const addUidsToRoot = (collection) => {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export const processOpenCollection = async (jsonData) => {
     collection = hydrateSeqInCollection(collection);
     collection = updateUidsInCollection(collection);
     collection = addUidsToRoot(collection);
+    collection = transformExampleStatusInCollection(collection);
     await validateSchema(collection);
     return collection;
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/tests/collections/examples-export-import.spec.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/tests/collections/examples-export-import.spec.js
index 4c9cfbefc..25eac27b0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/tests/collections/examples-export-import.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/tests/collections/examples-export-import.spec.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '200',
+                  status: 200,
                   statusText: 'OK',
                   headers: [
                     { uid: 'res-header-1', name: 'Content-Type', value: 'application/json', enabled: true }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
       expect(httpRequest.examples[0].type).toBe('http-request');
       expect(httpRequest.examples[0].request.url).toBe('https://api.example.com/test');
       expect(httpRequest.examples[0].request.method).toBe('POST');
-      expect(httpRequest.examples[0].response.status).toBe('200');
+      expect(httpRequest.examples[0].response.status).toEqual(200);
       expect(httpRequest.examples[0].response.statusText).toBe('OK');
       expect(httpRequest.examples[0].response.body).toBe('{"success": true, "data": "test"}');
     });
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   body: { mode: 'none' }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '200',
+                  status: 200,
                   statusText: 'OK',
                   headers: [],
                   body: '{"success": true}'
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   body: { mode: 'none' }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '400',
+                  status: 400,
                   statusText: 'Bad Request',
                   headers: [],
                   body: '{"error": "Invalid request"}'
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
       expect(httpRequest.examples).toHaveLength(2);
       expect(httpRequest.examples[0].name).toBe('Success Example');
       expect(httpRequest.examples[1].name).toBe('Error Example');
-      expect(httpRequest.examples[0].response.status).toBe('200');
-      expect(httpRequest.examples[1].response.status).toBe('400');
+      expect(httpRequest.examples[0].response.status).toEqual(200);
+      expect(httpRequest.examples[1].response.status).toEqual(400);
     });
 
     it('should handle examples with GraphQL requests', () => {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '200',
+                  status: 200,
                   statusText: 'OK',
                   headers: [
                     { uid: 'res-header-1', name: 'Content-Type', value: 'application/json', enabled: true }
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
               body: { mode: 'json', json: '{}' }
             },
             response: {
-              status: '200',
+              status: 200,
               statusText: 'OK',
               headers: [],
               body: '{"success": true}'
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
 
       expect(result.examples).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(result.examples[0].name).toBe('Test Example');
-      expect(result.examples[0].response.status).toBe('200');
+      expect(result.examples[0].response.status).toEqual(200);
     });
   });
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   body: { mode: 'json', json: '{}' }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '200',
+                  status: 200,
                   statusText: 'OK',
                   headers: [],
                   body: '{"success": true}'
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   body: { mode: 'json', json: '{}' }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '200',
+                  status: 200,
                   statusText: 'OK',
                   headers: [],
                   body: '{"success": true}'
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   body: { mode: 'json', json: '{}' }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '200',
+                  status: 200,
                   statusText: 'OK',
                   headers: [],
                   body: '{"success": true}'
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ describe('Examples Export/Import', () => {
                   }
                 },
                 response: {
-                  status: '200',
+                  status: 200,
                   statusText: 'OK',
                   headers: [
                     { uid: 'res-header-1', name: 'Content-Type', value: 'application/json', enabled: true }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-common/src/example-status/index.ts b/packages/bruno-common/src/example-status/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0daf8a290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-common/src/example-status/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import each from 'lodash/each';
+import get from 'lodash/get';
+
+interface Collection {
+  items?: any[];
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Backward compatibility: Convert string status to number in examples
+ * Old collections exported before the fix had status as string
+ * This function ensures status is always a number for schema validation
+ */
+export const transformExampleStatusInCollection = (collection: Collection | Collection[]): Collection => {
+  const transformItems = (items: any[] = []) => {
+    each(items, (item) => {
+      const examples = item.examples;
+      if (examples && Array.isArray(examples)) {
+        each(examples, (example) => {
+          if (example.response && typeof example.response.status === 'string') {
+            const statusValue = example.response.status;
+            // Convert string status to number, default to null if conversion fails
+            example.response.status = statusValue ? Number(statusValue) : null;
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (item.items && item.items.length) {
+        transformItems(item.items);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  if (Array.isArray(collection)) {
+    collection.forEach((col) => transformItems(col.items));
+  } else {
+    transformItems(collection.items);
+  }
+
+  return collection;
+};
diff --git a/packages/bruno-common/src/index.ts b/packages/bruno-common/src/index.ts
index a17b1d23a..bd30944bc 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-common/src/index.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ export { mockDataFunctions, timeBasedDynamicVars } from './utils/faker-functions
 export { default as interpolate, interpolateObject } from './interpolate';
 export { percentageToZoomLevel } from './zoom';
 export { default as isRequestTagsIncluded } from './tags';
+export { transformExampleStatusInCollection } from './example-status';
 
 export * as utils from './utils';
diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js b/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js
index bd29df2aa..be9deb010 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js
@@ -434,15 +434,18 @@ const populateRequestBody = ({ body, bodySchema, contentType }) => {
  * @param {*} params.exampleValue - The example value (object, array, or primitive)
  * @param {string} params.exampleName - Name of the example
  * @param {string} params.exampleDescription - Description of the example
- * @param {string|number} params.statusCode - HTTP status code (for response examples)
+ * @param {number} params.statusCode - HTTP status code (for response examples)
  * @param {string} params.contentType - Content type (e.g., 'application/json')
  * @param {Object} [params.requestBodySchema] - Optional request body schema to populate in the example
  * @param {string} [params.requestBodyContentType] - Optional request body content type
  * @returns {Object} Bruno example object
  */
+
 const createBrunoExample = ({ brunoRequestItem, exampleValue, exampleName, exampleDescription, statusCode, contentType, requestBodySchema = null, requestBodyContentType = null }) => {
   const sanitized = String(exampleName ?? '').replace(/\r?\n/g, ' ').trim();
   const name = sanitized || `${statusCode} Response`;
+  const numericStatus = Number(statusCode);
+  const safeStatus = Number.isFinite(numericStatus) ? numericStatus : null;
   // Deep copy the body to avoid shared references
   const bodyCopy = {
     mode: brunoRequestItem.request.body.mode,
@@ -468,8 +471,8 @@ const createBrunoExample = ({ brunoRequestItem, exampleValue, exampleName, examp
       body: bodyCopy
     },
     response: {
-      status: String(statusCode),
-      statusText: getStatusText(statusCode),
+      status: safeStatus,
+      statusText: safeStatus ? getStatusText(safeStatus) : null,
       headers: contentType ? [
         {
           uid: uuid(),
@@ -803,7 +806,7 @@ const transformOpenapiRequestItem = (request, usedNames = new Set(), options = {
      * @param {*} params.responseExampleValue - The response example value
      * @param {string} params.exampleName - Name of the example
      * @param {string} params.exampleDescription - Description of the example
-     * @param {string|number} params.statusCode - HTTP status code
+     * @param {number} params.statusCode - HTTP status code
      * @param {string} params.responseContentType - Response content type
      * @param {string} [params.responseExampleKey] - Optional response example key for matching
      */
@@ -1413,9 +1416,12 @@ export const openApiToBruno = (openApiSpecification, options = {}) => {
     }
 
     const collection = parseOpenApiCollection(openApiSpecification, options);
+
     const transformedCollection = transformItemsInCollection(collection);
+
     const hydratedCollection = hydrateSeqInCollection(transformedCollection);
     const validatedCollection = validateSchema(hydratedCollection);
+
     return validatedCollection;
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Error converting OpenAPI to Bruno:', err);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/src/opencollection/items/http.ts b/packages/bruno-converters/src/opencollection/items/http.ts
index 3648ac59e..8efca076d 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/src/opencollection/items/http.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/src/opencollection/items/http.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const fromOpenCollectionHttpItem = (ocRequest: HttpRequest): BrunoItem =>
         body: fromOpenCollectionBody(example.request?.body) || null
       },
       response: example.response ? {
-        status: String(example.response.status || 200),
+        status: example.response.status || 200,
         statusText: example.response.statusText || 'OK',
         headers: fromOpenCollectionHeaders(example.response.headers as HttpRequestHeader[]) || [],
         body: example.response.body ? {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/src/postman/postman-to-bruno.js b/packages/bruno-converters/src/postman/postman-to-bruno.js
index 7de6e0449..de5f05707 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/src/postman/postman-to-bruno.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/src/postman/postman-to-bruno.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { validateSchema, transformItemsInCollection, hydrateSeqInCollection, uuid } from '../common';
+import { transformExampleStatusInCollection } from '@usebruno/common';
 import each from 'lodash/each';
 import postmanTranslation from './postman-translations';
 import { invalidVariableCharacterRegex } from '../constants/index';
@@ -599,8 +600,8 @@ const importPostmanV2CollectionItem = (brunoParent, item, { useWorkers = false }
               }
             },
             response: {
-              status: response.status || '',
-              statusText: response.code ? response.code.toString() : '',
+              status: response.code || null,
+              statusText: response.status || '',
               headers: [],
               body: {
                 type: getBodyTypeFromContentTypeHeader(response.header),
@@ -905,7 +906,9 @@ const postmanToBruno = async (postmanCollection, { useWorkers = false } = {}) =>
     const parsedPostmanCollection = await parsePostmanCollection(postmanCollection, { useWorkers });
     const transformedCollection = transformItemsInCollection(parsedPostmanCollection);
     const hydratedCollection = hydrateSeqInCollection(transformedCollection);
-    const validatedCollection = validateSchema(hydratedCollection);
+    // Apply backward compatibility transformation for string status to number
+    const statusTransformedCollection = transformExampleStatusInCollection(hydratedCollection);
+    const validatedCollection = validateSchema(statusTransformedCollection);
     return validatedCollection;
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/tests/openapi/openapi-with-examples.spec.js b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/openapi/openapi-with-examples.spec.js
index be0ca476e..b2aa79f79 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/tests/openapi/openapi-with-examples.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/openapi/openapi-with-examples.spec.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('OpenAPI with Examples', () => {
     // Check specific examples
     const successExample = getUsersRequest.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'Success Response');
     expect(successExample).toBeDefined();
-    expect(successExample.response.status).toBe('200');
+    expect(successExample.response.status).toEqual(200);
     expect(successExample.response.statusText).toBe('OK');
     expect(successExample.response.headers).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(successExample.response.headers[0].name).toBe('Content-Type');
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ describe('OpenAPI with Examples', () => {
     });
 
     const emptyExample = getUsersRequest.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'Empty Response');
-    expect(emptyExample.response.status).toBe('200');
+    expect(emptyExample.response.status).toEqual(200);
     expect(JSON.parse(emptyExample.response.body.content)).toEqual({ users: [] });
 
     const validationErrorExample = getUsersRequest.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'Validation Error');
     expect(validationErrorExample).toBeDefined();
-    expect(validationErrorExample.response.status).toBe('400');
+    expect(validationErrorExample.response.status).toEqual(400);
     expect(validationErrorExample.response.statusText).toBe('Bad Request');
 
     const serverErrorExample = getUsersRequest.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'Server Error');
     expect(serverErrorExample).toBeDefined();
-    expect(serverErrorExample.response.status).toBe('500');
+    expect(serverErrorExample.response.status).toEqual(500);
     expect(serverErrorExample.response.statusText).toBe('Internal Server Error');
 
     // Test POST /users endpoint
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('OpenAPI with Examples', () => {
     // Check response examples
     const createdExample = createUserRequest.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'User Created (Valid User)');
     expect(createdExample).toBeDefined();
-    expect(createdExample.response.status).toBe('201');
+    expect(createdExample.response.status).toEqual(201);
     expect(createdExample.response.statusText).toBe('Created');
     expect(JSON.parse(createdExample.response.body.content)).toEqual({
       id: 123,
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ paths:
                   summary: 'User Created'
                   value:
                     id: 123
-        '400':
+        400:
           description: 'Bad Request'
           content:
             application/json:
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ servers:
       // Check combinations for 201 response
       const createdWithValid = request.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'User Created (Valid User)');
       expect(createdWithValid).toBeDefined();
-      expect(createdWithValid.response.status).toBe('201');
+      expect(createdWithValid.response.status).toEqual(201);
       expect(JSON.parse(createdWithValid.request.body.json)).toEqual({
         name: 'John Doe',
         email: 'john@example.com'
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ servers:
 
       const createdWithInvalid = request.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'User Created (Invalid User)');
       expect(createdWithInvalid).toBeDefined();
-      expect(createdWithInvalid.response.status).toBe('201');
+      expect(createdWithInvalid.response.status).toEqual(201);
       expect(JSON.parse(createdWithInvalid.request.body.json)).toEqual({
         name: '',
         email: 'invalid'
@@ -458,11 +458,11 @@ servers:
       // Check combinations for 400 response
       const errorWithValid = request.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'Validation Error (Valid User)');
       expect(errorWithValid).toBeDefined();
-      expect(errorWithValid.response.status).toBe('400');
+      expect(errorWithValid.response.status).toEqual(400);
 
       const errorWithInvalid = request.examples.find((ex) => ex.name === 'Validation Error (Invalid User)');
       expect(errorWithInvalid).toBeDefined();
-      expect(errorWithInvalid.response.status).toBe('400');
+      expect(errorWithInvalid.response.status).toEqual(400);
     });
 
     it('should use single request body example for all response examples', () => {
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ paths:
                   summary: 'Duplicate'
                   value:
                     id: 2
-        '400':
+        400:
           description: 'Bad Request'
           content:
             application/json:
diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman-with-examples.spec.js b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman-with-examples.spec.js
index ca64b64cc..15bbd52d8 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman-with-examples.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman-with-examples.spec.js
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ describe('Postman to Bruno Converter with Examples', () => {
     expect(successExample.itemUid).toBe(request.uid);
     expect(successExample.request.url).toBe('https://testbench-sanity.usebruno.com/ping');
     expect(successExample.request.method).toBe('GET');
-    expect(successExample.response.status).toBe('OK');
-    expect(successExample.response.statusText).toBe('200');
+    expect(successExample.response.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(successExample.response.statusText).toBe('OK');
     expect(successExample.response.body.content).toBe('{\n    "ping": "pong"\n}');
     expect(successExample.response.body.type).toBe('json');
     expect(successExample.response.headers).toHaveLength(2);
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ describe('Postman to Bruno Converter with Examples', () => {
     expect(errorExample.itemUid).toBe(request.uid);
     expect(errorExample.request.url).toBe('https://testbench-sanity.usebruno.com/ping');
     expect(errorExample.request.method).toBe('GET');
-    expect(errorExample.response.status).toBe('Internal Server Error');
-    expect(errorExample.response.statusText).toBe('500');
+    expect(errorExample.response.status).toEqual(500);
+    expect(errorExample.response.statusText).toBe('Internal Server Error');
     expect(errorExample.response.body.content).toBe('{\n    "error": "Internal Server Error"\n}');
     expect(errorExample.response.body.type).toBe('json');
     expect(errorExample.response.headers).toHaveLength(1);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman/bruno-to-postman-with-examples.spec.js b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman/bruno-to-postman-with-examples.spec.js
index 447b82a56..5ebe282c3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman/bruno-to-postman-with-examples.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/postman/bruno-to-postman-with-examples.spec.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
                 }
               },
               response: {
-                status: '200',
+                status: 200,
                 statusText: 'OK',
                 headers: [
                   {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
                 }
               },
               response: {
-                status: '500',
+                status: 500,
                 statusText: 'Internal Server Error',
                 headers: [
                   {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
                 }
               },
               response: {
-                status: '201',
+                status: 201,
                 statusText: 'Created',
                 headers: [
                   {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
     const successResponse = getUsersRequest.response[0];
     expect(successResponse.name).toBe('Success Response');
     expect(successResponse.status).toBe('OK');
-    expect(successResponse.code).toBe(200);
+    expect(successResponse.code).toEqual(200);
     expect(successResponse._postman_previewlanguage).toBe('json');
     expect(successResponse.header).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(successResponse.header[0].key).toBe('Content-Type');
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
     const createdResponse = createUserRequest.response[0];
     expect(createdResponse.name).toBe('User Created');
     expect(createdResponse.status).toBe('Created');
-    expect(createdResponse.code).toBe(201);
+    expect(createdResponse.code).toEqual(201);
     expect(JSON.parse(createdResponse.body)).toEqual({
       id: 123,
       name: 'New User',
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
                 body: { mode: 'none' }
               },
               response: {
-                status: '200',
+                status: 200,
                 statusText: 'OK',
                 headers: [
                   {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
                 body: { mode: 'none' }
               },
               response: {
-                status: '200',
+                status: 200,
                 statusText: 'OK',
                 headers: [
                   {
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ describe('Bruno to Postman Converter with Examples', () => {
                     body: { mode: 'none' }
                   },
                   response: {
-                    status: '200',
+                    status: 200,
                     statusText: 'OK',
                     headers: [
                       {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/tests/collection-utils.spec.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/tests/collection-utils.spec.js
index f1383b1b4..ad92e0ba6 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/tests/collection-utils.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/tests/collection-utils.spec.js
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ describe('transformRequestToSaveToFilesystem', () => {
             uid: 'assert-uid-1',
             name: 'Status Code',
             operator: 'equals',
-            expected: '200'
+            expected: 200
           }
         ],
         tests: [
           {
             uid: 'test-uid-1',
             name: 'Test Response',
-            code: 'expect(response.status).toBe(200);'
+            code: 'expect(response.status).toEqual(200);'
           }
         ],
         docs: 'This is a test request documentation'
diff --git a/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/yml/items/parseHttpRequest.ts b/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/yml/items/parseHttpRequest.ts
index dc7a4ddbd..e734db994 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/yml/items/parseHttpRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-filestore/src/formats/yml/items/parseHttpRequest.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ const parseHttpRequest = (ocRequest: HttpRequest): BrunoItem => {
 
       if (example.response) {
         brunoExample.response = {
-          status: example.response.status !== undefined ? String(example.response.status) : null,
+          status: typeof example.response.status === 'number' ? example.response.status
+            : example.response.status !== undefined ? Number(example.response.status) : null,
           statusText: example.response.statusText || null,
           headers: toBrunoHttpHeaders(example.response.headers) || [],
           body: null
diff --git a/packages/bruno-requests/src/auth/digestauth-helper.spec.js b/packages/bruno-requests/src/auth/digestauth-helper.spec.js
index c77195905..0bcc8c741 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-requests/src/auth/digestauth-helper.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-requests/src/auth/digestauth-helper.spec.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('Digest Auth with query params', () => {
     addDigestInterceptor(axiosInstance, request);
 
     const res = await axiosInstance(request);
-    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
 
     expect(capturedAuthorization).toBeTruthy();
     // Extract uri="..." from the header
diff --git a/packages/bruno-schema-types/src/collection/examples.ts b/packages/bruno-schema-types/src/collection/examples.ts
index 0dcf34db1..0530cb846 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-schema-types/src/collection/examples.ts
+++ b/packages/bruno-schema-types/src/collection/examples.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface ExampleResponseBody {
 }
 
 export interface ExampleResponse {
-  status?: string | null;
+  status?: number | null;
   statusText?: string | null;
   headers?: KeyValue[] | null;
   body?: ExampleResponseBody | null;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
index 3d679cf5f..1fbf149bb 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ const exampleSchema = Yup.object({
     .strict()
     .nullable(),
   response: Yup.object({
-    status: Yup.string().nullable(),
+    status: Yup.number().nullable(),
     statusText: Yup.string().nullable(),
     headers: Yup.array().of(keyValueSchema).nullable(),
     body: Yup.object({
diff --git a/tests/response-examples/create-example.spec.ts b/tests/response-examples/create-example.spec.ts
index b2d56bdec..5e889940f 100644
--- a/tests/response-examples/create-example.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/response-examples/create-example.spec.ts
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ test.describe.serial('Create and Delete Response Examples', () => {
       await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Example' }).click();
       await expect(page.getByTestId('name-error')).toBeVisible();
       await expect(page.getByTestId('name-error')).toHaveText('Example name is required');
-    });
 
-    await test.step('Create example with valid name', async () => {
-      await page.getByTestId('create-example-name-input').fill('Required Name');
+      await page.getByTestId('create-example-name-input').clear();
+      await page.getByTestId('create-example-name-input').fill('New Required Name');
+      await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Example' })).toBeEnabled();
       await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create Example' }).click();
 
       // Modal should close and example should be created
diff --git a/tests/runner/cli-json-env-file/cli-json-env-file.spec.ts b/tests/runner/cli-json-env-file/cli-json-env-file.spec.ts
index 080dedc8b..cf33b53b5 100644
--- a/tests/runner/cli-json-env-file/cli-json-env-file.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/runner/cli-json-env-file/cli-json-env-file.spec.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test.describe('CLI JSON Environment File Support', () => {
     const report = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(outputPath, 'utf8'));
     const result = report.results[0];
     expect(result.request.url).toBe('https://echo.usebruno.com');
-    expect(result.response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(result.response.status).toEqual(200);
 
     try {
       fs.unlinkSync(outputPath);
diff --git a/tests/utils/page/actions.ts b/tests/utils/page/actions.ts
index 141578700..a4bcc7184 100644
--- a/tests/utils/page/actions.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/page/actions.ts
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ const selectEnvironment = async (
  */
 const sendRequest = async (
   page: Page,
-  expectedStatusCode?: number | string,
+  expectedStatusCode?: number,
   timeout: number = 30000
 ) => {
   await test.step('Send request', async () => {
@@ -693,11 +693,11 @@ const openFolderRequest = async (page: Page, folderName: string, requestName: st
 /**
 * Send a request and wait for the response
  * @param page - The page object
- * @param expectedStatusCode - The expected status code (default: '200')
+ * @param expectedStatusCode - The expected status code (default: 200)
  * @param options - The options for sending the request (default: { timeout: 15000 })
  */
 const sendRequestAndWaitForResponse = async (page: Page,
-  expectedStatusCode: string = '200',
+  expectedStatusCode: number = 200,
   options: {
     ignoreCase?: boolean;
     timeout?: number;
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ const sendRequestAndWaitForResponse = async (page: Page,
   } = { timeout: 15000 }) => {
   await test.step(`Send request and wait for status code ${expectedStatusCode}`, async () => {
     await page.getByTestId('send-arrow-icon').click();
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('response-status-code')).toContainText(expectedStatusCode, options);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('response-status-code')).toContainText(String(expectedStatusCode), options);
   });
 };