diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/conversion.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/conversion.rs
index f7941bf41d..fe0a956129 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/conversion.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/conversion.rs
@@ -269,13 +269,36 @@ fn typed_column_to_series(name: &str, column: TypedColumn) -> Result<Series, She
                 let series_values: Result<Vec<_>, _> = column
                     .values
                     .iter()
-                    .map(|v| v.as_f64().map(|v| v as f32))
+                    .map(|v| match v {
+                        Value::Float { val, .. } => Ok(*val as f32),
+                        Value::Int { val, .. } => Ok(*val as f32),
+                        x => Err(ShellError::GenericError {
+                            error: "Error converting to f32".into(),
+                            msg: "".into(),
+                            span: None,
+                            help: Some(format!("Unexpected type: {x:?}")),
+                            inner: vec![],
+                        }),
+                    })
                     .collect();
                 Ok(Series::new(name, series_values?))
             }
             DataType::Float64 => {
-                let series_values: Result<Vec<_>, _> =
-                    column.values.iter().map(|v| v.as_f64()).collect();
+                let series_values: Result<Vec<_>, _> = column
+                    .values
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| match v {
+                        Value::Float { val, .. } => Ok(*val),
+                        Value::Int { val, .. } => Ok(*val as f64),
+                        x => Err(ShellError::GenericError {
+                            error: "Error converting to f64".into(),
+                            msg: "".into(),
+                            span: None,
+                            help: Some(format!("Unexpected type: {x:?}")),
+                            inner: vec![],
+                        }),
+                    })
+                    .collect();
                 Ok(Series::new(name, series_values?))
             }
             DataType::UInt8 => {