diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/compare_operators.go b/pkg/yqlib/compare_operators.go
index 663a7a8a..d80a12a1 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/compare_operators.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/compare_operators.go
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ func compareScalars(context Context, prefs compareTypePref, lhs *yaml.Node, rhs
 	if isDateTime {
 		return compareDateTime(context.GetDateTimeLayout(), prefs, lhs, rhs)
 	} else if lhsTag == "!!int" && rhsTag == "!!int" {
-		_, lhsNum, err := parseInt(lhs.Value)
+		_, lhsNum, err := parseInt64(lhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
-		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt(rhs.Value)
+		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt64(rhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/unique.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/unique.md
index 9ea330f6..c7bd23ba 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/unique.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/unique.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Unique
 
-This is used to filter out duplicated items in an array.
+This is used to filter out duplicated items in an array. Note that the original order of the array is maintained.
+
 
 {% hint style="warning" %}
 Note that versions prior to 4.18 require the 'eval/e' command to be specified. 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
index 364554c7..174a059b 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"container/list"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ func deepCloneWithOptions(node *yaml.Node, cloneContent bool) *yaml.Node {
 }
 
 // yaml numbers can be hex encoded...
-func parseInt(numberString string) (string, int64, error) {
+func parseInt64(numberString string) (string, int64, error) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(numberString, "0x") ||
 		strings.HasPrefix(numberString, "0X") {
 		num, err := strconv.ParseInt(numberString[2:], 16, 64)
@@ -330,6 +331,27 @@ func parseInt(numberString string) (string, int64, error) {
 	return "%v", num, err
 }
 
+func parseInt(numberString string) (string, int, error) {
+	var err error
+	var parsed int64
+	format := "%v"
+	if strings.HasPrefix(numberString, "0x") ||
+		strings.HasPrefix(numberString, "0X") {
+		format = "0x%X"
+		parsed, err = strconv.ParseInt(numberString[2:], 16, 64)
+	} else {
+		parsed, err = strconv.ParseInt(numberString, 10, 64)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", 0, err
+	} else if parsed > math.MaxInt {
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%v is too big (larger than %v)", parsed, math.MaxInt)
+	}
+
+	return format, int(parsed), err
+}
+
 func createScalarNode(value interface{}, stringValue string) *yaml.Node {
 	var node = &yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode}
 	node.Value = stringValue
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go
index 90ccb9b5..a524b9ba 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ func addScalars(context Context, target *CandidateNode, lhs *yaml.Node, rhs *yam
 		target.Node.Tag = lhs.Tag
 		target.Node.Value = lhs.Value + rhs.Value
 	} else if lhsTag == "!!int" && rhsTag == "!!int" {
-		format, lhsNum, err := parseInt(lhs.Value)
+		format, lhsNum, err := parseInt64(lhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt(rhs.Value)
+		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt64(rhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply.go
index c64e1c81..e1dfcd61 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply.go
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ func multiplyIntegers(lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, e
 	target.Node.Style = lhs.Node.Style
 	target.Node.Tag = lhs.Node.Tag
 
-	format, lhsNum, err := parseInt(lhs.Node.Value)
+	format, lhsNum, err := parseInt64(lhs.Node.Value)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	_, rhsNum, err := parseInt(rhs.Node.Value)
+	_, rhsNum, err := parseInt64(rhs.Node.Value)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick.go
index d4ae88ae..2444c9b2 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func pickSequence(original *yaml.Node, indices *yaml.Node) (*yaml.Node, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot index array with %v", indices.Content[index].Value)
 		}
 
-		if int(indexInArray) > -1 && int(indexInArray) < len(original.Content) {
+		if indexInArray > -1 && indexInArray < len(original.Content) {
 			filteredContent = append(filteredContent, deepClone(original.Content[indexInArray]))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_sort.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_sort.go
index 66709f4c..5414960e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_sort.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_sort.go
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ func (a sortableNodeArray) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	} else if lhs.Tag != rhs.Tag || lhs.Tag == "!!str" {
 		return strings.Compare(lhs.Value, rhs.Value) < 0
 	} else if lhs.Tag == "!!int" && rhs.Tag == "!!int" {
-		_, lhsNum, err := parseInt(lhs.Value)
+		_, lhsNum, err := parseInt64(lhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt(rhs.Value)
+		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt64(rhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_subtract.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_subtract.go
index 781bf03f..31efd2d6 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_subtract.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_subtract.go
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ func subtractScalars(context Context, target *CandidateNode, lhs *yaml.Node, rhs
 	} else if lhsTag == "!!str" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("strings cannot be subtracted")
 	} else if lhsTag == "!!int" && rhsTag == "!!int" {
-		format, lhsNum, err := parseInt(lhs.Value)
+		format, lhsNum, err := parseInt64(lhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt(rhs.Value)
+		_, rhsNum, err := parseInt64(rhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go
index b50aa3af..2aa9ef94 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go
@@ -188,15 +188,15 @@ func traverseArrayWithIndices(candidate *CandidateNode, indices []*yaml.Node, pr
 
 	for _, indexNode := range indices {
 		log.Debug("traverseArrayWithIndices: '%v'", indexNode.Value)
-		index, err := strconv.ParseInt(indexNode.Value, 10, 64)
+		_, index, err := parseInt(indexNode.Value)
 		if err != nil && prefs.OptionalTraverse {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot index array with '%v' (%w)", indexNode.Value, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot index array with '%v' (%w)", indexNode.Value, err)
 		}
 		indexToUse := index
-		contentLength := int64(len(node.Content))
+		contentLength := len(node.Content)
 		for contentLength <= index {
 			if contentLength == 0 {
 				// default to nice yaml formating
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func traverseArrayWithIndices(candidate *CandidateNode, indices []*yaml.Node, pr
 			}
 
 			node.Content = append(node.Content, &yaml.Node{Tag: "!!null", Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: "null"})
-			contentLength = int64(len(node.Content))
+			contentLength = len(node.Content)
 		}
 
 		if indexToUse < 0 {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func traverseArrayWithIndices(candidate *CandidateNode, indices []*yaml.Node, pr
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("index [%v] out of range, array size is %v", index, contentLength)
 		}
 
-		newMatches.PushBack(candidate.CreateChildInArray(int(index), node.Content[indexToUse]))
+		newMatches.PushBack(candidate.CreateChildInArray(index, node.Content[indexToUse]))
 	}
 	return newMatches, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_variables_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_variables_test.go
index 99fa5488..ad279490 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_variables_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_variables_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var variableOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		document:      "a: [cat]",
 		skipDoc:       true,
 		expression:    "(.[] | {.name: .}) as $item",
-		expectedError: `Cannot index array with 'name' (strconv.ParseInt: parsing "name": invalid syntax)`,
+		expectedError: `cannot index array with 'name' (strconv.ParseInt: parsing "name": invalid syntax)`,
 	},
 	{
 		description: "Single value variable",