diff --git a/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb b/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb
index fb34230..c70651f 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/outputs/jdbc.rb
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Jdbc < LogStash::Outputs::Base
       else
         value = i
       end
-      
+
       case value
       when Time
         # See LogStash::Timestamp, below, for the why behind strftime.
@@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Jdbc < LogStash::Outputs::Base
         # strftime appears to be the most reliable across drivers.
         statement.setString(idx + 1, value.time.strftime(STRFTIME_FMT))
       when Fixnum, Integer
-        statement.setInt(idx + 1, value)
+        if value > 2147483647 or value < -2147483648
+          statement.setLong(idx + 1, value)
+        else
+          statement.setInt(idx + 1, value)
+        end
       when Float
         statement.setFloat(idx + 1, value)
       when String
@@ -303,7 +307,7 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Jdbc < LogStash::Outputs::Base
     log_method = (retrying ? 'warn' : 'error')
 
     loop do
-      @logger.send(log_method, log_text, :exception => current_exception, :backtrace => current_exception.backtrace)
+      @logger.send(log_method, log_text, :exception => current_exception)
 
       if current_exception.respond_to? 'getNextException'
         current_exception = current_exception.getNextException()
diff --git a/spec/jdbc_spec_helper.rb b/spec/jdbc_spec_helper.rb
index 2cfd548..89bf44f 100644
--- a/spec/jdbc_spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/jdbc_spec_helper.rb
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ RSpec.shared_context 'when outputting messages' do
   end
 
   let(:jdbc_create_table) do
-    "CREATE table #{jdbc_test_table} (created_at datetime not null, message varchar(512) not null, message_sprintf varchar(512) not null, static_int int not null, static_bit bit not null)"
+    "CREATE table #{jdbc_test_table} (created_at datetime not null, message varchar(512) not null, message_sprintf varchar(512) not null, static_int int not null, static_bit bit not null, static_bigint bigint not null)"
   end
 
   let(:jdbc_statement) do
-    ["insert into #{jdbc_test_table} (created_at, message, message_sprintf, static_int, static_bit) values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", '@timestamp', 'message', 'sprintf-%{message}', 1, true]
+    ["insert into #{jdbc_test_table} (created_at, message, message_sprintf, static_int, static_bit, static_bigint) values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", '@timestamp', 'message', 'sprintf-%{message}', 1, true, 4000881632477184]
   end
 
   let(:systemd_database_service) do
@@ -124,25 +124,24 @@ RSpec.shared_context 'when outputting messages' do
     # Check that everything is fine right now
     expect { p.multi_receive([event]) }.not_to raise_error
 
-    # Start a thread to stop and restart the service.
+    cmd = 'sudo /etc/init.d/%<service>s* %<action>s'
+
+    `which systemctl`
+    if $?.success?
+      start_stop_cmd = 'sudo systemctl %<action>s %<service>s'
+    end
+
+    cmd = cmd % { action: 'stop', service: systemd_database_service }
+    `#{cmd}`
+
+    # Start a thread to restart the service after the fact.
     t = Thread.new(systemd_database_service) { |systemd_database_service|
-      start_stop_cmd = 'sudo /etc/init.d/%<service>s* %<action>s'
-
-      `which systemctl`
-      if $?.success?
-        start_stop_cmd = 'sudo systemctl %<action>s %<service>s'
-      end
-
-      cmd = start_stop_cmd % { action: 'stop', service: systemd_database_service }
-      `#{cmd}`
-      sleep 10
+      sleep 20
 
       cmd = start_stop_cmd % { action: 'start', service: systemd_database_service }
       `#{cmd}`
     }
-
-    # Wait a few seconds to the service to stop
-    sleep 5
+    t.run
 
     expect(logger).to receive(:warn).at_least(:once).with(/JDBC - Exception. Retrying/, Hash)
     expect { p.multi_receive([event]) }.to_not raise_error
diff --git a/spec/outputs/jdbc_derby_spec.rb b/spec/outputs/jdbc_derby_spec.rb
index b06980b..ad9ed33 100644
--- a/spec/outputs/jdbc_derby_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/outputs/jdbc_derby_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'logstash-output-jdbc: derby', if: ENV['JDBC_DERBY_JAR'] do
   end
 
   let(:jdbc_create_table) do
-    "CREATE table #{jdbc_test_table} (created_at timestamp not null, message varchar(512) not null, message_sprintf varchar(512) not null, static_int int not null, static_bit boolean not null)"
+    "CREATE table #{jdbc_test_table} (created_at timestamp not null, message varchar(512) not null, message_sprintf varchar(512) not null, static_int int not null, static_bit boolean not null, static_bigint bigint not null)"
   end
  
   let(:jdbc_settings) do