diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts
index 01ecb51630e..20824a579c2 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ export function parseParams({
                   }
 
                   let formattedValue = val
-                  if (adapter.name === 'sqlite' && operator === 'equals' && !isNaN(val)) {
+                  if (
+                    adapter.name === 'sqlite' &&
+                    operator === 'equals' &&
+                    (typeof val === 'number' || typeof val === 'boolean')
+                  ) {
                     formattedValue = val
                   } else if (['in', 'not_in'].includes(operator) && Array.isArray(val)) {
                     formattedValue = `(${val.map((v) => `${escapeSQLValue(v)}`).join(',')})`
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/sqlite/createJSONQuery/convertPathToJSONTraversal.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/sqlite/createJSONQuery/convertPathToJSONTraversal.ts
index d7ec458a314..7045cda4241 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/sqlite/createJSONQuery/convertPathToJSONTraversal.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/sqlite/createJSONQuery/convertPathToJSONTraversal.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ export const convertPathToJSONTraversal = (incomingSegments: string[]): string =
   const segments = [...incomingSegments]
   segments.shift()
 
-  return segments.reduce((res, segment) => {
+  return segments.reduce((res, segment, i) => {
     const formattedSegment = Number.isNaN(parseInt(segment)) ? `'${segment}'` : segment
-    return `${res}->>${formattedSegment}`
+    const isLast = i === segments.length - 1
+    return `${res}${isLast ? '->>' : '->'}${formattedSegment}`
   }, '')
 }
diff --git a/test/fields/int.spec.ts b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
index 846aa7fb122..7b01acad1e0 100644
--- a/test/fields/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
@@ -3779,6 +3779,68 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
         expect(docs[0].id).toBe(json_1.id)
       })
 
+      it('should query 2-level nested object properties', async () => {
+        const docId = '42'
+        const collectionSlug = 'posts'
+
+        const matchingDoc = await payload.create({
+          collection: 'json-fields',
+          data: {
+            json: { doc: { value: docId, relationTo: collectionSlug } },
+          },
+        })
+
+        // different ID, same relationTo — should NOT match the and query
+        await payload.create({
+          collection: 'json-fields',
+          data: {
+            json: { doc: { value: '99', relationTo: collectionSlug } },
+          },
+        })
+
+        // same ID, different relationTo — should NOT match the and query
+        await payload.create({
+          collection: 'json-fields',
+          data: {
+            json: { doc: { value: docId, relationTo: 'other' } },
+          },
+        })
+
+        const { docs: equalsDocs } = await payload.find({
+          collection: 'json-fields',
+          where: {
+            'json.doc.value': { equals: docId },
+          },
+        })
+
+        expect(equalsDocs.map(({ id }) => id)).toContain(matchingDoc.id)
+
+        const { docs: existsDocs } = await payload.find({
+          collection: 'json-fields',
+          where: {
+            'json.doc.value': { exists: true },
+          },
+        })
+
+        expect(existsDocs.map(({ id }) => id)).toContain(matchingDoc.id)
+
+        // mirrors the pattern from scheduled jobs frontend query:
+        // where[and][2][input.doc.value][equals] = id
+        // where[and][3][input.doc.relationTo][equals] = collectionSlug
+        const { docs: andDocs } = await payload.find({
+          collection: 'json-fields',
+          where: {
+            and: [
+              { 'json.doc.value': { equals: docId } },
+              { 'json.doc.relationTo': { equals: collectionSlug } },
+            ],
+          },
+        })
+
+        expect(andDocs).toHaveLength(1)
+        expect(andDocs[0]?.id).toBe(matchingDoc.id)
+      })
+
       it('should disallow unsafe query paths', async () => {
         await expect(
           payload.find({