diff --git a/src/specklepy/objects/base.py b/src/specklepy/objects/base.py
index a4b09888..51765f1a 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/objects/base.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/objects/base.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def _validate_type(t: Optional[type], value: Any) -> Tuple[bool, Any]:
     if isinstance(value, t):
         return True, value
 
-    with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
+    with contextlib.suppress(ValueError, TypeError):
         if t is float and value is not None:
             return True, float(value)
         # TODO: dafuq, i had to add this not list check
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_type_validation.py b/tests/unit/test_type_validation.py
index 1980ca21..5ca9aece 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_type_validation.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_type_validation.py
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ def __init__(self, foo: str) -> None:
             fake_bases,
         ),
         (List["int"], [2, 3, 4], True, [2, 3, 4]),
+        (Union[float, Dict[str, float]], {"foo": 1, "bar": 2}, True, {"foo": 1.0, "bar": 2.0}),
+        (Union[float, Dict[str, float]], {"foo": "bar"}, False, {"foo": "bar"}),
     ],
 )
 def test_validate_type(