diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index a75f1ca..8833bb1 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -31,11 +31,16 @@ function maybeIsNumber(n) {
     if (n instanceof Long) {
         return n;
     }
-    var asNum = parseFloat(n);
-    if (isNaN(asNum)) {
-        return undefined;
+    var regPos = /^\d+(\.\d+)?$/; //Float number
+    var regNeg = /^(-(([0-9]+\.[0-9]*[1-9][0-9]*)|([0-9]*[1-9][0-9]*\.[0-9]+)|([0-9]*[1-9][0-9]*)))$/;//Float number below zero
+    if (regPos.test(n) || regNeg.test(n)) {
+    	var asNum = parseFloat(n);
+        if (isNaN(asNum)) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        return asNum;
     }
-    return asNum;
+    return n;
 }
 
 function isInteger(n) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 086ada4..aa43121 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "basho-riak-client",
+  "name": "basho-riak-client-covs",
   "description": "Basho's officially supported NodeJS client for Riak",
-  "version": "2.4.0",
+  "version": "2.4.1-alpha1",
   "author": "Brian Roach <roach@basho.com>",
   "contributors": [
     "Luke Bakken <luke@bakken.io>",