diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 18a93f1c..f8f5ef8e 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -697,11 +697,16 @@ void moveCommand(redisClient *c) {
     robj *o;
     redisDb *src, *dst;
     int srcid;
+    long long dbid;
 
     /* Obtain source and target DB pointers */
     src = c->db;
     srcid = c->db->id;
-    if (selectDb(c,atoi(c->argv[2]->ptr)) == REDIS_ERR) {
+
+    if (getLongLongFromObject(c->argv[2],&dbid) == REDIS_ERR ||
+        dbid < INT_MIN || dbid > INT_MAX ||
+        selectDb(c,dbid) == REDIS_ERR)
+    {
         addReply(c,shared.outofrangeerr);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/basic.tcl b/tests/unit/basic.tcl
index 2579cc9d..11037608 100644
--- a/tests/unit/basic.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/basic.tcl
@@ -404,6 +404,12 @@ start_server {tags {"basic"}} {
         r move mykey 10
     } {0}
 
+    test {MOVE against non-integer DB (#1428)} {
+        r set mykey hello
+        catch {r move mykey notanumber} e
+        set e
+    } {*ERR*index out of range}
+
     test {SET/GET keys in different DBs} {
         r set a hello
         r set b world