diff --git core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/argument/NumericArgument.php core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/argument/NumericArgument.php
index b40817b1a2..5f30f2b93e 100644
--- core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/argument/NumericArgument.php
+++ core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/argument/NumericArgument.php
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ public function query($group_by = FALSE) {
     if (!empty($this->options['break_phrase'])) {
       $break = static::breakString($this->argument, FALSE);
       $this->value = $break->value;
-      $this->operator = $break->operator;
+      if($break->operator){
+        $this->operator = $break->operator;
+      }
     }
     else {
       $this->value = [$this->argument];