diff --git a/src/jsx.erl b/src/jsx.erl
index 0af0af1..708a5d9 100644
--- a/src/jsx.erl
+++ b/src/jsx.erl
@@ -273,19 +273,19 @@ multi_json_body() ->
     <<"0 1 -1 1e1 0.7 0.7e-1 truefalsenull {} {\"key\": \"value\"}[] [1, 2, 3]\"hope this works\"">>.
 
 multi_test_result() ->
-    [[{integer, "0"}],
-        [{integer, "1"}],
-        [{integer, "-1"}],
-        [{float, "1.0e1"}],
-        [{float, "0.7"}],
-        [{float, "0.7e-1"}],
+    [[{integer, 0}],
+        [{integer, 1}],
+        [{integer, -1}],
+        [{float, 1.0e1}],
+        [{float, 0.7}],
+        [{float, 0.7e-1}],
         [{literal, true}],
         [{literal, false}],
         [{literal, null}],
         [start_object, end_object],
         [start_object, {key, "key"}, {string, "value"}, end_object],
         [start_array, end_array],
-        [start_array, {integer, "1"}, {integer, "2"}, {integer, "3"}, end_array],
+        [start_array, {integer, 1}, {integer, 2}, {integer, 3}, end_array],
         [{string, "hope this works"}]
     ].
 
diff --git a/test/cases/array.test b/test/cases/array.test
index 8b86574..f1c235f 100644
--- a/test/cases/array.test
+++ b/test/cases/array.test
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  {literal,true},
  {literal,false},
  {literal,null},
- {float,"0.7"},
+ {float,0.7},
  start_object,
  {key,"key"},
  {string,"value"},
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
  start_array,end_array,end_array,
  {string,"\n\r\\"},
  start_array,
- {integer,"-1"},
+ {integer,-1},
  end_array,end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "array.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/exp.test b/test/cases/exp.test
index 490bbbd..02d4416 100644
--- a/test/cases/exp.test
+++ b/test/cases/exp.test
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {name, "exp"}.
 {jsx, [start_array,start_array,
- {float,"2.0e7"},
+ {float,2.0e7},
  end_array,
- {float,"2.0e7"},
+ {float,2.0e7},
  start_object,
  {key,"key"},
- {float,"2.0e7"},
+ {float,2.0e7},
  {key,"another key"},
- {float,"2.0e7"},
+ {float,2.0e7},
  end_object,
- {float,"4.2e70"},
+ {float,4.2e70},
  end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "exp.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/fraction.test b/test/cases/fraction.test
index 30b1de2..a0dbd2d 100644
--- a/test/cases/fraction.test
+++ b/test/cases/fraction.test
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {name, "fraction"}.
 {jsx, [start_array,start_array,
- {float,"2.0"},
+ {float,2.0},
  end_array,
- {float,"2.0"},
+ {float,2.0},
  start_object,
  {key,"key"},
- {float,"2.0e7"},
+ {float,2.0e7},
  {key,"another key"},
- {float,"2.0e7"},
+ {float,2.0e7},
  end_object,start_object,
  {key,"key"},
- {float,"2.0"},
+ {float,2.0},
  {key,"another key"},
- {float,"2.0"},
+ {float,2.0},
  end_object,
- {float,"4.2"},
+ {float,4.2},
  end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "fraction.json"}.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cases/integer.test b/test/cases/integer.test
index 06f75a3..2f2eee9 100644
--- a/test/cases/integer.test
+++ b/test/cases/integer.test
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {name, "integer"}.
 {jsx, [start_array,start_array,
- {integer,"20"},
+ {integer,20},
  end_array,
- {integer,"20"},
+ {integer,20},
  start_object,
  {key,"key"},
- {integer,"20"},
+ {integer,20},
  {key,"another key"},
- {integer,"20"},
+ {integer,20},
  end_object,
- {integer,"42"},
+ {integer,42},
  end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "integer.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/naked_number_a.test b/test/cases/naked_number_a.test
index 74baa86..debbc47 100644
--- a/test/cases/naked_number_a.test
+++ b/test/cases/naked_number_a.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "naked_number_a"}.
-{jsx, [{integer,"42"},end_json]}.
+{jsx, [{integer,42},end_json]}.
 {json, "naked_number_a.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/naked_number_b.test b/test/cases/naked_number_b.test
index 586dca2..55f50f8 100644
--- a/test/cases/naked_number_b.test
+++ b/test/cases/naked_number_b.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "naked_number_b"}.
-{jsx, [{integer,"-42"},end_json]}.
+{jsx, [{integer,-42},end_json]}.
 {json, "naked_number_b.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/naked_number_c.test b/test/cases/naked_number_c.test
index 4fddb7f..5715167 100644
--- a/test/cases/naked_number_c.test
+++ b/test/cases/naked_number_c.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "naked_number_c"}.
-{jsx, [{float,"-0.7"},end_json]}.
+{jsx, [{float,-0.7},end_json]}.
 {json, "naked_number_c.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/naked_number_d.test b/test/cases/naked_number_d.test
index 27923d6..15202a1 100644
--- a/test/cases/naked_number_d.test
+++ b/test/cases/naked_number_d.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "naked_number_d"}.
-{jsx, [{float,"0.7"},end_json]}.
+{jsx, [{float,0.7},end_json]}.
 {json, "naked_number_d.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/naked_number_e.test b/test/cases/naked_number_e.test
index 70d591c..6bf7821 100644
--- a/test/cases/naked_number_e.test
+++ b/test/cases/naked_number_e.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "naked_number_e"}.
-{jsx, [{integer,"0"},end_json]}.
+{jsx, [{integer,0},end_json]}.
 {json, "naked_number_e.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/naked_number_f.test b/test/cases/naked_number_f.test
index e8a585d..d3d8ae6 100644
--- a/test/cases/naked_number_f.test
+++ b/test/cases/naked_number_f.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "naked_number_f"}.
-{jsx, [{float,"1.0e100"},end_json]}.
+{jsx, [{float,1.0e100},end_json]}.
 {json, "naked_number_f.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/naked_number_g.test b/test/cases/naked_number_g.test
index e795558..45e324a 100644
--- a/test/cases/naked_number_g.test
+++ b/test/cases/naked_number_g.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "naked_number_g"}.
-{jsx, [{integer,"7"},end_json]}.
+{jsx, [{integer,7},end_json]}.
 {json, "naked_number_g.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/negative_zero.test b/test/cases/negative_zero.test
index db4ca8d..0ef4f1a 100644
--- a/test/cases/negative_zero.test
+++ b/test/cases/negative_zero.test
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {name, "negative_zero"}.
 {jsx, [start_array,start_array,
- {integer,"-0"},
+ {integer,0},
  end_array,
- {integer,"-0"},
+ {integer,0},
  start_object,
  {key,"key"},
- {integer,"-0"},
+ {integer,0},
  {key,"another key"},
- {integer,"-0"},
+ {integer,0},
  end_object,
- {integer,"-0"},
+ {integer,0},
  end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "negative_zero.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/numbers.test b/test/cases/numbers.test
index 6ac82bc..85400b2 100644
--- a/test/cases/numbers.test
+++ b/test/cases/numbers.test
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 {name, "numbers"}.
 {jsx, [start_array,
- {integer,"1"},
- {integer,"2"},
- {integer,"3"},
- {integer,"4"},
- {integer,"5"},
- {integer,"6"},
- {integer,"7"},
- {integer,"8"},
- {integer,"9"},
- {integer,"42"},
- {integer,"127"},
- {integer,"99999999999999999999999999999"},
- {float,"1.0e1"},
- {float,"1.0e1"},
- {float,"1.0e1"},
- {float,"1.325e478534"},
- {integer,"-1"},
- {float,"-1.0e-1"},
- {float,"3.7e-57834235"},
+ {integer,1},
+ {integer,2},
+ {integer,3},
+ {integer,4},
+ {integer,5},
+ {integer,6},
+ {integer,7},
+ {integer,8},
+ {integer,9},
+ {integer,42},
+ {integer,127},
+ {integer,99999999999999999999999999999},
+ {float,1.0e1},
+ {float,1.0e1},
+ {float,1.0e1},
+ {float,1.325e478534},
+ {integer,-1},
+ {float,-1.0e-1},
+ {float,3.7e-57834235},
  end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "numbers.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/whitespace.test b/test/cases/whitespace.test
index 2f65d73..b050125 100644
--- a/test/cases/whitespace.test
+++ b/test/cases/whitespace.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {name, "whitespace"}.
-{jsx, [start_array,{float,"0.3"},end_array,end_json]}.
+{jsx, [start_array,{float,0.3},end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "whitespace.json"}.
diff --git a/test/cases/zero.test b/test/cases/zero.test
index 85e626a..cd072a1 100644
--- a/test/cases/zero.test
+++ b/test/cases/zero.test
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {name, "zero"}.
 {jsx, [start_array,start_array,
- {integer,"0"},
+ {integer,0},
  end_array,
- {integer,"0"},
+ {integer,0},
  start_object,
  {key,"key"},
- {integer,"0"},
+ {integer,0},
  {key,"another key"},
- {integer,"0"},
+ {integer,0},
  end_object,
- {integer,"0"},
+ {integer,0},
  end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "zero.json"}.