diff --git a/src/LEGO.AsyncAPI/Models/Any/AsyncApiAny.cs b/src/LEGO.AsyncAPI/Models/Any/AsyncApiAny.cs
index b83d5ba9..8985fed3 100644
--- a/src/LEGO.AsyncAPI/Models/Any/AsyncApiAny.cs
+++ b/src/LEGO.AsyncAPI/Models/Any/AsyncApiAny.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ public static T FromExtensionOrDefault<T>(IAsyncApiExtension extension)
         /// <returns><see cref="{T}" />.</returns>
         public T GetValue<T>()
         {
+            if (this.node is JsonValue)
+            {
+                return this.node.GetValue<T>();
+            }
+
             return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(this.node.ToJsonString());
         }
 
diff --git a/test/LEGO.AsyncAPI.Tests/Models/AsyncApiAnyTests.cs b/test/LEGO.AsyncAPI.Tests/Models/AsyncApiAnyTests.cs
index 08f1682c..598ef31f 100644
--- a/test/LEGO.AsyncAPI.Tests/Models/AsyncApiAnyTests.cs
+++ b/test/LEGO.AsyncAPI.Tests/Models/AsyncApiAnyTests.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public void GetValue_ReturnsCorrectConversions()
             // Assert
             Assert.AreEqual("string", a.GetValue<string>());
             Assert.AreEqual(1, b.GetValue<int>());
-            Assert.AreEqual(1.1, c.GetValue<decimal>());
+            Assert.AreEqual(1.1, c.GetValue<double>());
             Assert.AreEqual(true, d.GetValue<bool>());
             Assert.NotNull(e.GetValue<MyType>());
             Assert.IsNotEmpty(f.GetValue<List<string>>());