diff --git a/quickbase.php b/quickbase.php
index b0079b2..0a4116b 100644
--- a/quickbase.php
+++ b/quickbase.php
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ final public static function cleanXml2Arr(&$arr){
 					self::cleanXml2Arr($arr[$key]);
 				}
 
-				if(is_numeric($arr[$key])){
+				if(is_numeric($arr[$key]) && substr($arr[$key], 0, 1) === '0'){
 					$arr[$key] = (double) $arr[$key];
 				}else
 				if(is_string($arr[$key])){