diff --git a/amqp/adapter/cleverthis_service_adapter.py b/amqp/adapter/cleverthis_service_adapter.py
index 16b01b9..e6a6f6d 100644
--- a/amqp/adapter/cleverthis_service_adapter.py
+++ b/amqp/adapter/cleverthis_service_adapter.py
@@ -183,7 +183,14 @@ async def call_cleverthis_api(
         # _required_args = getattr(api_method, '__annotations__', {})
         for arg in _required_args:
             if arg.name in args:
-                _verified_args[arg.name] = args[arg.name]
+                # convert to another type if arg is not a str
+                if arg.annotation == int:
+                    _verified_args[arg.name] = int(args[arg.name])
+                elif arg.annotation == float:
+                    _verified_args[arg.name] = float(args[arg.name])
+                # TODO: more?
+                else:
+                    _verified_args[arg.name] = args[arg.name]
             else:
                 logging.info(f"{api_method.__name__}: Missing required argument: {arg.name}")
         logging.info(