diff --git a/pkg/bdd/testsetup/testsetup.go b/pkg/bdd/testsetup/testsetup.go
index 9cc3a01..6962d92 100644
--- a/pkg/bdd/testsetup/testsetup.go
+++ b/pkg/bdd/testsetup/testsetup.go
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ func CreateTestSuite(t *testing.T, config *FeatureConfig, suiteName string) godo
 	}
 
 	// Allow randomization seed override via environment variable
-	randomize := -1 // Default: randomize test order
+	randomize := int64(-1) // Default: randomize test order
 	if envSeed := os.Getenv("GODOG_RANDOM_SEED"); envSeed != "" {
-		if parsedSeed, err := strconv.Atoi(envSeed); err == nil {
+		if parsedSeed, err := strconv.ParseInt(envSeed, 10, 64); err == nil {
 			randomize = parsedSeed
 		}
 	}
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ func CreateMultiFeatureTestSuite(t *testing.T, config *MultiFeatureConfig, suite
 	}
 
 	// Allow randomization seed override via environment variable
-	randomize := -1 // Default: randomize test order
+	randomize := int64(-1) // Default: randomize test order
 	if envSeed := os.Getenv("GODOG_RANDOM_SEED"); envSeed != "" {
-		if parsedSeed, err := strconv.Atoi(envSeed); err == nil {
+		if parsedSeed, err := strconv.ParseInt(envSeed, 10, 64); err == nil {
 			randomize = parsedSeed
 		}
 	}