diff --git a/unilabos/ros/msgs/message_converter.py b/unilabos/ros/msgs/message_converter.py
index 940c481..f0e9468 100644
--- a/unilabos/ros/msgs/message_converter.py
+++ b/unilabos/ros/msgs/message_converter.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def convert_to_ros_msg(ros_msg_type: Union[Type, Any], obj: Any) -> Any:
         if hasattr(ros_msg, key):
             attr = getattr(ros_msg, key)
             if isinstance(attr, (float, int, str, bool)):
-                setattr(ros_msg, key, value)
+                setattr(ros_msg, key, type(attr)(value))
             elif isinstance(attr, (list, tuple)) and isinstance(value, Iterable):
                 td = ros_msg.SLOT_TYPES[ind].value_type
                 if isinstance(td, NamespacedType):