diff --git a/src/__tests__/unit/lib/azure-importer/index.test.ts b/src/__tests__/unit/lib/azure-importer/index.test.ts
index f905fb0..a67869e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/unit/lib/azure-importer/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/unit/lib/azure-importer/index.test.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('lib/azure-importer: ', () => {
               'azure-subscription-id': '9de7e19f-8a18-4e73-9451-45fc74e7d0d3',
               'azure-resource-group': 'vm1_group',
               'azure-vm-name': 'vm1',
-              'cpu/utilization': '3.14',
+              'cpu/utilization': 3.14,
               'memory/available/GB': 0.5,
               'memory/used/GB': 0.5,
               'memory/capacity/GB': 1,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('lib/azure-importer: ', () => {
               'azure-subscription-id': '9de7e19f-8a18-4e73-9451-45fc74e7d0d3',
               'azure-resource-group': 'vm1_group',
               'azure-vm-name': 'vm1',
-              'cpu/utilization': '3.14',
+              'cpu/utilization': 3.14,
               'memory/available/GB': 0.5,
               'memory/used/GB': 0.5,
               'memory/capacity/GB': 1,
diff --git a/src/lib/azure-importer/index.ts b/src/lib/azure-importer/index.ts
index 57f4682..02785e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/azure-importer/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/azure-importer/index.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const AzureImporter = (): PluginInterface => {
   ) => {
     return rawResults.timestamps.map((timestamp, index) => ({
       'cloud/vendor': 'azure',
-      'cpu/utilization': rawResults.cpuUtilizations[index],
+      'cpu/utilization': parseFloat(rawResults.cpuUtilizations[index]),
       'memory/available/GB': parseFloat(rawResults.memAvailable[index]) * 1e-9,
       'memory/used/GB':
         parseFloat(rawMetadataResults.totalMemoryGB) -