diff --git a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
index 4f0ad0f..56a53f6 100644
--- a/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
+++ b/healthcareio/x12/__init__.py
@@ -286,8 +286,15 @@ class Parser (Process):
                     value = row[index] 
                     
                     if 'cast' in config and key in config['cast'] and value.strip() != '' :
-                        if config['cast'][key] in ['float','int'] and (value.isnumeric() or (len(value.split('.')) == 1) and value.replace('.','').isnumeric() ):
-                            value = eval(config['cast'][key])(value)
+                        if config['cast'][key] in ['float','int']:
+                            try:
+                                value = eval(config['cast'][key])(value)
+                            except Exception as e:
+                                pass
+                            #
+                            # Sometimes shit hits the fan when the anchor is missing
+                            # This is typical but using the hardened function helps circumvent this (SV2,SV3)
+                            #
                         elif hasattr(handler,config['cast'][key]):
                             
                             pointer = getattr(handler,config['cast'][key])