diff --git a/lading/src/captures.rs b/lading/src/captures.rs
index 453314809..d44371eef 100644
--- a/lading/src/captures.rs
+++ b/lading/src/captures.rs
@@ -152,13 +152,14 @@ impl CaptureManager {
                 // TODO we're allocating the same small strings over and over most likely
                 labels.insert(lbl.key().into(), lbl.value().into());
             }
+            let value: f64 = f64::from_bits(counter.get_inner().load(Ordering::Relaxed));
             let line = json::Line {
                 run_id: self.run_id,
                 time: now_ms,
                 fetch_index: self.fetch_index,
                 metric_name: key.name().into(),
                 metric_kind: json::MetricKind::Counter,
-                value: json::LineValue::Int(counter.get_inner().load(Ordering::Relaxed)),
+                value: json::LineValue::Float(value),
                 labels,
             };
             lines.push(line);
@@ -180,13 +181,14 @@ impl CaptureManager {
                 // TODO we're allocating the same small strings over and over most likely
                 labels.insert(lbl.key().into(), lbl.value().into());
             }
+            let value: f64 = f64::from_bits(gauge.get_inner().load(Ordering::Relaxed));
             let line = json::Line {
                 run_id: self.run_id,
                 time: now_ms,
                 fetch_index: self.fetch_index,
                 metric_name: key.name().into(),
                 metric_kind: json::MetricKind::Gauge,
-                value: json::LineValue::Int(gauge.get_inner().load(Ordering::Relaxed)),
+                value: json::LineValue::Float(value),
                 labels,
             };
             lines.push(line);