diff --git a/resources/multiple_elements.yml b/resources/multiple_elements.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da81ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/multiple_elements.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+elements:
+  - name: Example Name 
+    bool_val: true
+    int_val: 0 
+    float_val: 3.14
+  - name: Example Name 2
+    bool_val: false 
+    int_val: 120  
+    float_val: 56.123
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD-mixed.yml b/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD-mixed.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7986aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD-mixed.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+elemennts:
+  - name: Spec Example 5.5. Comment Indicator
+    from: http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2773032
+    tags: spec comment empty
+    yaml: |
+      # Comment only.
+    tree: |
+      +STR
+      -STR
+    json: ""
+    dump: ""
+    bool_val: true
+    bool_val_b2: false
+    bool_val_with_spaces: true  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml b/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml
index 94a7c85..9d5fed6 100644
--- a/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml
+++ b/resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@ elemennts:
       +STR
       -STR
     json: ""
-    dump: ""
-    bool_val: true
-    bool_val_b2: false
-    bool_val_with_spaces: true  
+    dump: ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/yaml-test-suite/multiple_elements.yml b/resources/yaml-test-suite/multiple_elements.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ad954e1..0000000
--- a/resources/yaml-test-suite/multiple_elements.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-elemennts:
-  - name: Example Name 
-    bool_val: true
-  - name: Example Name 2
-    bool_val: false 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
index 85b3c96..8eb4e16 100644
--- a/src/root.zig
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -454,7 +454,9 @@ pub fn Ymlz(comptime Destination: type) type {
 
         fn parseNumericExpression(self: *Self, comptime T: type, raw_line: []const u8, depth: usize) !T {
             const expression = try self.parseSimpleExpression(raw_line, depth, false);
-            const value = self.getExpressionValue(expression);
+            var value = self.getExpressionValue(expression);
+
+            value = std.mem.trim(u8, value, " ");
 
             switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
                 .Int => {
diff --git a/src/tests.zig b/src/tests.zig
index c5d3425..710d6d1 100644
--- a/src/tests.zig
+++ b/src/tests.zig
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ test "Multiple elements in yaml file" {
     const MultiElement = struct {
         name: []const u8,
         bool_val: bool,
+        int_val: u8,
+        float_val: f64,
     };
 
     const Elements = struct { elements: []MultiElement };
 
     const yml_file_location = try std.fs.cwd().realpathAlloc(
         std.testing.allocator,
-        "./resources/yaml-test-suite/multiple_elements.yml",
+        "./resources/multiple_elements.yml",
     );
     defer std.testing.allocator.free(yml_file_location);
 
@@ -32,9 +34,17 @@ test "Multiple elements in yaml file" {
     // Test 2nd element
     try expect(result.elements[1].bool_val == false);
     try expect(std.mem.eql(u8, result.elements[1].name, "Example Name 2"));
+
+    // Test Ints
+    try expect(result.elements[0].int_val == 0);
+    try expect(result.elements[1].int_val == 120);
+
+    // Test floats
+    try expect(result.elements[0].float_val == 3.14);
+    try expect(result.elements[1].float_val == 56.123);
 }
 
-test "98YD" {
+test "98YD with bools" {
     const Element = struct {
         name: []const u8,
         from: []const u8,
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ test "98YD" {
 
     const yml_file_location = try std.fs.cwd().realpathAlloc(
         std.testing.allocator,
-        "./resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml",
+        "./resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD-mixed.yml",
     );
     defer std.testing.allocator.free(yml_file_location);
 
@@ -69,6 +79,37 @@ test "98YD" {
     try expect(element.bool_val_2 == false);
     try expect(element.bool_val_with_spaces == true);
 
+    try expect(std.mem.eql(u8, element.name, "Spec Example 5.5. Comment Indicator"));
+    try expect(element.dump.len == 0);
+}
+
+test "98YD" {
+    const Element = struct {
+        name: []const u8,
+        from: []const u8,
+        tags: []const u8,
+        yaml: []const u8,
+        tree: []const u8,
+        json: []const u8,
+        dump: []const u8,
+    };
+
+    const Experiment = struct {
+        elements: []Element,
+    };
+
+    const yml_file_location = try std.fs.cwd().realpathAlloc(
+        std.testing.allocator,
+        "./resources/yaml-test-suite/98YD.yml",
+    );
+    defer std.testing.allocator.free(yml_file_location);
+
+    var ymlz = try Ymlz(Experiment).init(std.testing.allocator);
+    const result = try ymlz.loadFile(yml_file_location);
+    defer ymlz.deinit(result);
+
+    const element = result.elements[0];
+
     try expect(std.mem.eql(u8, element.name, "Spec Example 5.5. Comment Indicator"));
     // dump: ""
     try expect(element.dump.len == 0);