diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/01base_float/yml/00-base.yml b/tests/dictionaries/01base_float/yml/00-base.yml
index 2027c0d75..bc1632254 100644
--- a/tests/dictionaries/01base_float/yml/00-base.yml
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/01base_float/yml/00-base.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ variables:
         type: float
         description: Description
         value:
-        - text: '0.527'
+        - text: 0.527
     - variable:
         name: float_multi
         type: float
         description: Description
         multi: true
         value:
-        - text: '0.527'
+        - text: 0.527
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider/yml/00-base.yml b/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider/yml/00-base.yml
index 24c2591d5..09ac003dd 100644
--- a/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider/yml/00-base.yml
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider/yml/00-base.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ variables:
         description: Description
         provider: float
         value:
-        - text: '0.527'
+        - text: 0.527
     - variable:
         name: float_multi
         type: float
         description: Description
         multi: true
         value:
-        - text: '0.527'
+        - text: 0.527
diff --git a/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider_hidden/yml/00-base.yml b/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider_hidden/yml/00-base.yml
index 41cd4fffb..b1849321d 100644
--- a/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider_hidden/yml/00-base.yml
+++ b/tests/dictionaries/01base_provider_hidden/yml/00-base.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ variables:
         provider: float
         hidden: true
         value:
-        - text: '0.527'
+        - text: 0.527
     - variable:
         name: float_multi
         type: float
         description: Description
         multi: true
         value:
-        - text: '0.527'
+        - text: 0.527
diff --git a/tests/test_1_flattener.py b/tests/test_1_flattener.py
index 44f0f85e6..de8bcbc4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_1_flattener.py
+++ b/tests/test_1_flattener.py
@@ -115,13 +115,25 @@ def xml_to_yaml(filename, destfilename):
                     value = True
                 elif value == 'False':
                     value = False
-                try:
-                    # if it's a number
-                    nvalue = int(value)
-                    assert str(nvalue) == value
-                    value = nvalue
-                except:
-                    pass
+                else:
+                    converted = False
+                    try:
+                        # if it's a number
+                        nvalue = int(value)
+                        assert str(nvalue) == value
+                        value = nvalue
+                        converted = True
+                    except:
+                        pass
+                    if not converted:
+                        try:
+                            # if it's a number
+                            nvalue = float(value)
+                            assert str(nvalue) == value
+                            value = nvalue
+                            converted = True
+                        except:
+                            pass
                 if key.startswith('@'):
                     # remove @
                     dico[key[1:]] = value
@@ -134,7 +146,7 @@ def xml_to_yaml(filename, destfilename):
                                 dico[key] = value
                             elif key == 'value':
                                 dico[key] = [{'text': value}]
-                        elif isinstance(value, (str, bool, int)):
+                        elif isinstance(value, (str, bool, int, float)):
                             dico[key] = [{'text': value}]
                         else:
                             dico[key] = [value]