diff --git a/check_powerdns_rec.py b/check_powerdns_rec.py
index 309ee26..c456fb5 100755
--- a/check_powerdns_rec.py
+++ b/check_powerdns_rec.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def statistics(self):
         json_object = self.execute('/api/v1/servers/localhost/statistics')
         for val in json_object:
             if ('type' in val) and ('name' in val) and ('value' in val) and (val['type'] == 'StatisticItem'):
-                data[val['name']] = int(val['value'])
+                data[val['name']] = float(val['value'])
         return data
 
     def execute(self, path):