diff --git a/.github/workflows/ion-test-driver.yml b/.github/workflows/ion-test-driver.yml
index e39846aed3..9945923871 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ion-test-driver.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ion-test-driver.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ jobs:
   ion-test-driver:
     runs-on: macos-10.15
     steps:
+      - name: env
+        run: env
+
       - name: Checkout ion-java
         uses: actions/checkout@master
         with:
@@ -16,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout ion-test-driver
         uses: actions/checkout@master
         with:
-          repository: amzn/ion-test-driver
-          ref: master
+          repository: cheqianh/ion-test-driver
+          ref: fix
           path: ion-test-driver
 
       - name: Set up python3 env
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pip install
         run: pip3 install -r ion-test-driver/requirements.txt && pip3 install -e ion-test-driver
 
+      - name: install whl from testpypi
+        run: pip3 install -i https://test.pypi.org/simple/ amazon.ion==0.7.95
+
       - name: Get main branch HEAD sha
         run: cd ion-java && echo `git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD` && echo "main=`git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
diff --git a/src/com/amazon/ion/impl/IonTokenConstsX.java b/src/com/amazon/ion/impl/IonTokenConstsX.java
index c361606636..33a8e8e365 100644
--- a/src/com/amazon/ion/impl/IonTokenConstsX.java
+++ b/src/com/amazon/ion/impl/IonTokenConstsX.java
@@ -513,7 +513,12 @@ public static int decodeSid(CharSequence sidToken)
         assert length > 1;
 
         String digits = sidToken.subSequence(1, length).toString();
-        return Integer.parseInt(digits);
+
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(digits);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new IonException(String.format("Unable to parse SID %s", digits), e);
+        }
     }
 
     static public int keyword(CharSequence word, int start_word, int end_word)
diff --git a/test/com/amazon/ion/LoaderTest.java b/test/com/amazon/ion/LoaderTest.java
index fc020077a4..ff936a6a04 100644
--- a/test/com/amazon/ion/LoaderTest.java
+++ b/test/com/amazon/ion/LoaderTest.java
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ public void testIgnoreHeaderSymbol()
         checkInt(123, value);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testLargeSidSymbol()
+    {
+        String text = "$11111111111111";
+
+        // it's supposed to throw an IonException since sid is greater than INT_MAX.
+        try {
+            IonSymbol value = (IonSymbol) loadOneValue(text);
+            Assert.fail("Expected IonException to be thrown.");
+        } catch (IonException ignore) { /* expected to reach here */ }
+    }
 
     private static class FailingInputStream extends InputStream
     {