diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/int_01.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/int_01.aql
index d35c84f..683481f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/int_01.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/int_01.aql
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 let $c6 := int16("-160i16")
 let $c7 := int32("-320")
 let $c8 := int64("-640i64")
-return {"int8": $c1,"int16": $c2,"int32": $c3, "int64": $c4, "int8": $c5,"int16": $c6,"int32": $c7, "int64": $c8}
+let $c9 := int64("-9223372036854775808")
+return {"int8": $c1,"int16": $c2,"int32": $c3, "int64": $c4, "int8": $c5,"int16": $c6,"int32": $c7, "int64": $c8, "int64_min" : $c9}
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/constructor/int_01.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/constructor/int_01.adm
index f9a1203..fb52e3b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/constructor/int_01.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/constructor/int_01.adm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "int8": 80i8, "int16": 160i16, "int32": 320, "int64": 640i64, "int8": -80i8, "int16": -160i16, "int32": -320, "int64": -640i64 }
\ No newline at end of file
+{ "int8": 80i8, "int16": 160i16, "int32": 320, "int64": 640i64, "int8": -80i8, "int16": -160i16, "int32": -320, "int64": -640i64, "int64_min": -9223372036854775808i64 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java
index de480fa..e1e3734 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AInt64ConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@
                                     else
                                         throw new AlgebricksException(errorMessage);
                                 }
-                                if (value < 0)
+                                if (value < 0 && value != -9223372036854775808L) {
                                     throw new AlgebricksException(errorMessage);
+                                }
                                 if (value > 0 && !positive)
                                     value *= -1;