diff --git a/src/simplestretch/__init__.py b/src/simplestretch/__init__.py
index e5ac4db..c74f2c7 100644
--- a/src/simplestretch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/simplestretch/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ def stretch_audio(
         raise ValueError("'factor' must be greater than 0")
     
     if isinstance(audio, ndarray) and not isinstance(samplerate, int):
-        raise TypeError(f"You must provide a valid sample rate when working with raw audio data (Not {type(samplerate)})")
+        try:
+            samplerate = int(samplerate)
+        except:
+            raise TypeError(f"You must provide a valid sample rate when working with raw audio data (Not {type(samplerate)})")
         
 
     # If a file path is provided, load it as a ndarray using soundfile